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Arkansas fans who have been focused on enjoying the high level of achievement of the baseball team are hopefully not neglecting the young women on the softball diamond who are making record progress after years in the doldrums of a cutthroat conference.
<p>Arkansas fans who have been focused on enjoying the high level of achievement of the baseball team are hopefully not neglecting the young women on the softball diamond who are making record progress after years in the doldrums of a cutthroat conference.</p>
<p>While the Hog baseballers were befuddlingly giving away the outright SEC West crown in another road series loss at Athens, Ga., over the weekend, Courtney Deifel's electric young group roared through the NCAA Softball Regional at Bogle Park with a spotless 3-0 record and freshman pitching star Mary Haff won all three games thanks to throwing two complete game shutouts and finishing off a close final against Wichita State with 4 2/3 innings of spotless relief. The team's other young upstart, Hannah McEwen, belted her 12th homer of a freshman All-American type of season to help carry the Hogs to a 6-4 win in the finale against the Shockers, and now Arkansas heads off to Norman, Okla., to face the No. 4 Sooners in the Super Regional.</p>
<p>The numbers aren't highly suggestive of a successful trip. Arkansas is 2-23 in head-to-head matchups against the national power, and Okie is not only a two-time defending national champion and the owner of a gaudy 53-3 overall mark (making the Hogs' 42-15 seem somewhat pedestrian), but this is easily one of the country's most balanced teams. The Sooners are, at least on a statistical plane, still the most dominant team nationally, leading the country in runs scored and fielding percentage, and placing third overall in earned-run average. It's also something of a curse for the Hogs to be traveling that direction, since they've been to six Regionals at Norman and the season ended there each time.</p>
<p>Is this club different? Sure, and it isn't just the freshmen showing off. Senior leader Autumn Buczek, a Greenbrier product who capped off the comeback over Wichita State with a nifty diving catch of a foul pop up to secure the Hogs' first-ever Regional championship, was a steady cog all year who undoubtedly remembers being a part of a team that won only ten games overall just two years ago, including a single SEC victory over South Carolina. Juniors Katie Warrick and Ashley Diaz have steadily matured into contributing cogs with pop at the plate, and have been outstanding in the field, too. This is by far Deifel's most complete team, and as with Dave Van Horn's baseballers, they resemble a group that has just the precise mix of short memories about bad times two years ago and deeper recollection about how frustrating those losing seasons were.</p>
<p>Van Horn's 2016 team fizzled so badly that it was hard to figure why, save for the fact that injuries did deprive the Hogs of their anticipated top starter (Keaton McKinney) and another expected contributor or two from the bullpen. The offense was simply lacking without Andrew Benintendi's infectious and dangerous presence, and ironically both the softball and baseball team lost a whopping 23 SEC games that spring. But both programs emerged the better for it.</p>
<p>The baseball Hogs do have a troublesome time away from the friendly confines of Baum Stadium, which is why it is so critical that they simply stay healthy and preserve Top 8 seeding through the SEC tournament, which remains one of those postseason tourneys that seems to provide no real benefits while potentially creating problems for the long term. Arkansas boldly surged out of the loser's bracket last year at Hoover and made the finals, losing narrowly to LSU, to yet again fall short of a conference tournament championship.</p>
<p>It seemed to gas the Hogs a little. They were a bit punchless in much of the Fayetteville Regional that followed and despite a breathtaking comeback to force a win-or-go-home finale against Mizzou State, the pitching staff was running on empty and the bats lacked life. Thus, it's a cautionary thing for these Hogs: Don't overexert in the SEC tournament, because history has shown that to be a futile exercise. It's already a tough league for 30 games worth of the overall schedule, so there's no sense taxing the pitching or fatiguing the players unduly for a title that doesn't mean nearly as much as getting back to Omaha.</p>
<p>And that's where the baseball team has its sights squarely set. While the softballers embrace a new challenge fearlessly, coming so very far in a short time, the baseball team looks the part of a seasoned, composed team that knows its rightful place, talent-wise, is in the heart of Nebraska in a few short weeks.</p>
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Thu, 24 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesBig Piph, Dazz & Brie and Table of Mahogany share a bill at Maxine'shttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/big-piph-dazz-and-brie-and-table-of-mahogany-share-a-bill-at-maxines/Content?oid=18378652
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Also, The World Series of Comedy kicks of at The Loony Bin.
<p>THURSDAY 5/24</p>
<p>Potluck and Poison Ivy and the Artists Inc. program present <b>"Pecha Kucha"</b> at The Joint, with music from <b>Treble in the Village</b> and stories from <b>Rah Howard, Kevin Kresse</b> and <b>Dominique Simmons</b>, 7 p.m., $35, see <a href="http://potluckandpoisonivy.org">potluckandpoisonivy.org</a> for tickets. <b>Jason Lee Hale</b> plays for Dunbar Garden's "Music in the Garden" series, 6 p.m., $5. <b>The Lewd Awakening Revue Burlesque</b> tantalizes at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 9 p.m., $10. Arkansas Symphony Orchestra musicians Kiril Laskarov, Carl Anthony and others perform works by Michael Fine, De Falla, Marcello, Vieuxtemps and more at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral for <b>"Spanish Nights,"</b> 7 p.m. <b>Some Guy Named Robb</b> entertains for a pre-weekend happy hour at Cajun's Wharf, 5:30 p.m., free; after dinner catch <b>RVS,</b> 9 p.m., $5.</p>
<p>FRIDAY 5/25</p>
<p>Houston rockers <b>Doomstress</b> join <b>Mortalus</b> and <b>Tire Fire</b> for a heavy bill at Vino's, 8 p.m. Global Kids Arkansas ambassador and hip-hop sensei <b>Big Piph</b> returns to The White Water Tavern, 9:30 p.m. <b>"Blow: All White Affair"</b> kicks off at Little Rock's newest club, Empire, 3315 W. Roosevelt Road, 8 p.m. <b>Lincoln Durham</b> plays at least a dozen instruments (many of them simultaneously) at Stickyz, 9 p.m., $10. <b>Canvas</b> (Light) entertains at Copper Grill, 5:30 p.m. The <b>Arkansas Travelers</b> baseball team takes on the Frisco Roughriders in a three-game series, 6 p.m. Fri., 6:10 p.m. Sat., 2:10 p.m. Sun., $7-$13. <b>Adam Faucett, Jamie Lou & The Hullabaloo, Moonshine Mafia</b> and more perform for <b>Big Piney Creekfest</b> in Dover (Pope County), 7 p.m. Fri., 2 p.m. Sat., noon Sun., $20-$80, see <a href="http://bigpineycreekfest.com">bigpineycreekfest.com</a> for details. At South on Main, the <b>Untapped</b> tap dance ensemble performs for a special "tappy hour," 5 p.m. Guitarist <b>Amy Andrews</b> gives a concert at The Undercroft, 8 p.m., $10. <b>The Cons of Formant</b> form their harmonies at Kings Live Music in Conway, 8:30 p.m., $5. At the Clear Channel Metroplex, Christian metal outfit <b>Underoath</b> joins <b>Dance Gavin Dance</b>, <b>Veil of Maya</b> and <b>Limbs</b> for a show, 7 p.m., $35. <b>Ten Penny Gypsy</b> joins <b>Buddy Case</b> for an early show at Ya Ya's Euro Bistro, 6:30 p.m. <b>Good Foot</b> plays a set at the Blue Canoe Brewing Warehouse, 9 p.m. <b>Turtle Rush</b> and the <b>Westking String Band</b> team up for a bill at Maxine's in Hot Springs, 9 p.m., $7. 109 & Co. kicks off the weekend with <b>Reggae Night,</b> 9 p.m. <b>The Zebbler Encanti Experience</b> pairs psychedelic visuals on three custom projection screens with bass-heavy EDM at the Rev Room, 9 p.m., $10-$15. Guitarist <b>Brian Martin</b> (of Sad Daddy) entertains at SQZBX Brewery & Pizza Joint in Hot Springs, 6 p.m. Fri.-Sat. <b>Richie Johnson</b> plays the early set at Cajun's, 5:30 p.m., or catch <b>Just Sayin'</b> at 9 p.m., $5.</p>
<p>SATURDAY 5/26</p>
<p><b>Big Piph, Dazz & Brie</b> and <b>Table of Mahogany</b> share a dynamite bill at Maxine's, 9 p.m., $7. <b>The Big Dam Horns</b> make big dam sounds at Stickyz, 9 p.m., $8-$10. Club Sway reprises an audience-curated drag show with a 1960s-themed edition of <b>Total Request Live,</b> 9 p.m. Over at Cajun's, trumpeter/bandleader <b>Rodney Block</b> performs, 9 p.m. Canadian songwriter <b>Jon Brooks</b> returns to Hibernia Irish Tavern as part of the Little Rock Folk Club's concert series, 7:30 p.m., free-$15. <b>Big Red Flag</b> takes its rock-with-a-Celtic punk-sensibility to Kings Live Music, 8:30 p.m., $5. <b>Moxie</b> entertains at Oaklawn Racing & Gaming's Silks Bar & Grill, 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. <b>Strange Brue</b> takes the stage at West End Smokehouse, 10 p.m., $7. The concert season at Magic Springs Theme and Water Park in Hot Springs kicks off with a show from <b>Vertical Horizon</b> and <b>Sister Hazel,</b> 7 p.m., $44.99-$59.99, see <a href="http://magicsprings.com">magicsprings.com</a> for tickets, details and (required) park passes.</p>
<p>SUNDAY 5/27</p>
<p>The Five Star Dinner Theatre presents <b>"A Memorial Day Salute,"</b> 6 p.m., 701 Central Ave., Hot Springs, $40. Thespians and theater patrons bid farewell to former Arkansas Repertory Theatre production guru <b>Rafael Castanera</b> with a gathering at The Lobby Bar, 6 p.m.</p>
<p>MONDAY 5/28</p>
<p>The <b>Main St. Station</b> in Benton hosts a Memorial Day food truck meet-up with live music and Stone's Throw brews, 3 p.m.-6 p.m., 303 N. Main St., free. In Hot Springs' Whittington Park, the Hot Springs Concert Band plays a patriotic concert in honor of Memorial Day, 3 p.m., free.</p>
<p>TUESDAY 5/29</p>
<p><b>DJ Halfdead</b> (Everett Hagen) spins records at White Water, 9 p.m. <b>"Beautiful: The Carole King Story"</b> opens at the Robinson Center, 7:30 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sat.-Sun., $28-$83.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY 5/30</p>
<p><b>The World Series of Comedy</b> kicks off at The Loony Bin, 7:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat., $12. The <b>Dave Matthews Band</b> brings its polyphonic rock to the Walmart AMP in Rogers, 8 p.m., $325-$350. <b>The Creek Rocks</b> brings its banjo-forward, musicological mix to South on Main, 8 p.m., $10.</p>
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Thu, 24 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesCatching up with Jamie Lou Connollyhttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/catching-up-with-jamie-lou-connolly/Content?oid=18378167
https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/catching-up-with-jamie-lou-connolly/Content?oid=18378167Stephanie Smittle
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A Q&A.
<p>Arkansas's Fleetwood Mac, a woman-led Wilco — those are a few of the comparisons listeners have made to Jamie Lou Connolly's outfit Jamie Lou & The Hullabaloo, and anyone who's heard them live in the last year knows that's not hyberbole. There are slow builds and bluegrass-precise harmonies that still manage to feel completely lived in and easy. There's the feeling of utter investment in the sound from every person on stage (nearly everyone sings, whether there's a microphone in front of them at the time or not). Most of all, though, there's Connolly's tremendous voice at the core. "She goes from a lilting Judy Garland to full-on Joplin-esque wild child in the same song," 2018 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase judge Mandy McBryde noted. We caught up with Jamie Lou & The Hullabaloo — winners of this year's Showcase — ahead of the band's upcoming performances (alomg with The Wildflower Review, Dazz & Brie, Ben Byers, Joe Darr and Brian Nahlen) at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 24, at the Lakehill Shopping Center on JFK Boulevard for North Little Rock's Patio on Park Hill, and at RiverFest, 1:45 p.m. Saturday, May 26.</p>
<p><b>You're from Florida, originally, and started writing at age 15, but, as your bio reads, "the songs and most everything took a back seat to survival, as tragedy left [you] homeless in a cold and snowy Colorado." Can you talk about that time in your life a little?</b></p>
<p>I'm glad you ask, because the experience I had then has affected my personality and the way I live more than any other experience in my life. I grew up idolizing my dad's experiences in the '60s as a hippie in Boulder, Colo. He traveled all over the country in a VW Bus, played music and followed the Guru Maharaj Ji, so when I graduated high school in 2006 in Fort Walton Beach Fla., I wanted to go see the world and I wanted to go on my own hippie adventure. At first it was wonderful and exciting, and then quickly turned into turmoil and a fight for survival. I became homeless, an exotic dancer, a hitchhiker, a mountain climber and a vagabond in a matter of eight months. It took me a long time to get on my feet and I learned a lot about who I was, how my every move would affect that survival and how who you surround yourself with affects what you see in the world. I'm grateful for those experiences, and I'm grateful for the highs and the lows of it all, because it has made me a better mother and a better person.</p>
<p><b>Your latest EP, "Femi-Socialite," tends lyrically toward relationships. Or maybe a specific, single relationship? What's behind the title? What is a "femi-socialite?"</b></p>
<p>Most of the songs on the EP are a bit older, so they span the many relationships I have had over the previous five years. "You Can't" was my final stand in an abusive relationship with my daughter's father. "It Is What It Is" was my answer to the political climate of the election in 2016 and my relationship to the world and its discourse. "Don't Think" was originally written sarcastically about jumping into a relationship without thinking, which I had done at a young age. "When Someday" was written about a short relationship with a best friend and about independence in that relationship. "Femi-Socialite" is a complicated title, because the song itself is not just about one thing. The takeaway from the song is to be a better friend. I wrote it about a girl, and how I had become a bad friend to her when she would always be there for me: "Nothing I could ever say could ever make you turn away/Why do I turn away from you?" The title lends to her vulnerability as a true feminist and as an empath to a hard world of people who don't know how to give back.</p>
<p><b>It's difficult to talk about your music at all without talking about this voice of yours, which can be so soft and velvety, and can then get wildly big. Any particular singers you grew up listening to that might have informed your vocals?</b></p>
<p>My favorite singer/songwriter is Michael Franks, and I truly believe he taught me how to sing and harmonize through his many albums. My dad and I took a lot of trips around the country, and Michael Franks was on repeat on those trips.</p>
<p><b>Similarly, your harmonies are up front and center in the band's sound, and when that comes up in conversation, y'all have mentioned influences like Crosby, Stills & Nash and Jan and Dean. So, pick your fave: Crosby, Stills, Nash or Young?</b></p>
<p>Yes.</p>
<p><b>One thing I love about your harmonies, specifically, is that Garrett Brolund</b><b>'s voice is often situated above yours, and they just intertwine so sweetly. And, we should say, you and Garrett are about to get married! Was the beginning of your musical relationship connected to your romantic one?</b></p>
<p>It was a pretty magical time when I met Garrett. He sent me a Facebook message asking if I wanted to help him put on a backyard concert and if I would like to jam sometime. I had not met him in person, but I knew of him in the music community. So, we planned a jam session at his house with a couple of friends. The moment I walked into the room I knew I liked him. Later on in the session I played a song called "Always" that I had just written the day before, and Garrett started harmonizing and playing along — it's recorded somewhere — but I think it was in that song that we fell in love.</p>
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Thu, 24 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas Times'Deadpool 2' is rapid-fire smart/stupidhttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/deadpool-2-is-rapid-fire-smart-stupid/Content?oid=18378165
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And super violent.
<p>Deadpool is the perfect character for people who've seen 15 Marvel movies and still will say they're not really all that into Marvel movies. He's vulgar, orgiastically violent, R-rated and flat-out hilarious. That's why reading the nigh-ubiquitous Marvel card before a "Deadpool" movie takes some of the sting out of the subversion. It's a bit like when two arms of Harvey Weinstein's production empire (Miramax and Dimension Films, respectively) distributed "Scream" and then, a few years later, its send-up, "Scary Movie." Or maybe it's like when your parents give you a beer before you turn 21. Sure, it's a beer, but what's even the point now, right? "We get you," says Marvel. "Our movies are too uptight, so here they are deconstructed and aggressively raw!" Cue Dr. Evil voice: "I'm hip. I'm with it."</p>
<p>Trouble is — for the haters, anyway — "Deadpool" is actually really damn funny, and in "Deadpool 2" the writers (Rhett Reece, Paul Wernick and Ryan Reynolds) cram such a quantity of jokes into the script that you feel your ears pop if 10 seconds pass without crazy shit going down. Someone is constantly wisecracking or getting blown up or shot or dismembered or catching fire or advancing the story marginally, with a bit of dialogue interspersed with fourth-wall-breaking in-jokes and innuendos. Or, doing all of the above. Stuntman-turned-director David Leitch ("Atomic Blonde," co-director on "John Wick") gives the movie the feel of a pinball machine about to tilt. He may as well be Tex Avery dangling Bugs Bunny through wry repartee with the audience while he barely survives, again and again, in a gleeful miasma of superviolence.</p>
<p>In this go-round, Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds, smartassily) is stacking up the corpses of dispatched gang members around the world, until he goes after a particular scumbag too close to his home. At the moment, he's actually, for a change, demonstrably happy — trading anniversary gifts with his lady friend, Vanessa (Morena Baccarin, playing every Deadpool fan's up-for-anything dream girl), planning to make a baby. Then goons bust in and shoot up the place. Vanessa bleeds out on the floor, and Deadpool decides he'd rather be plain ol' Dead. Trouble for him, though, is his outrageously active healing ability; aside from running his mouth and a healthy amount of cartoonish acrobatics, about all he's good for is never dying.</p>
<p>Depressed, he falls in once again with the X-Men, or at least the couple of X-Men who will hang out with him: the Boy Scout-earnest metal giant Colossus (pure CGI voiced in Ruskie accent by Stefan Kapicic), with the angsty Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand) and her girlfriend Yukio (Shioli Kutsuna). For a hot second Deadpool joins them (as a trainee, anyway) to intervene when a fire-throwing teenaged mutant named Russell (a kiwi named Julian Dennison) is threatening to torch his skeevy mutant reform school. One thing leads to another, and both 'pool and the kid wind up stripped of their powers and sent to a mutant prison. This is, for Deadpool, a death sentence: His cancer roars back, and he waits for tumors to overtake him. Then, a steel-armed gunslinger from the future, by the name of Cable (Josh Brolin, gruffly), tracks them down, aiming to kill the kid.</p>
<p>What follows, you could argue, undermines the chipper nihilism of the franchise: Deadpool fighting Cable for the next hour-plus on behalf of some troubled youngster. There are earnest discussions of family and love and loyalty and all that. I'll spot you that a bit of Mothership Disney creeps in, yes, but if you're so down on it, perhaps you could find a better plot device to nudge Deadpool to form X-Force, his ragtag X-Men spinoff? Doing so gets us two key things. One: the superhero Domino, played by the inestimable Zazie Beetz, whose only power, aside from blasting onto the screen like a Pam Grier/Beyoncé hybrid, is a perpetual string of one-in-a-million luck, which is played for a relentless string of laughs. Two: watching the X-Force try to deploy. I'm not that into Marvel movies, despite having seen probably 15 of them, and all I can say is it's the perfect encapsulation of what makes "Deadpool" such a subversive, absurd lark. You'll be hard-pressed to find smarter stupid at the movies this summer.</p>
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Thu, 24 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesThe Delta Exhibition opens at the Arts Centerhttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/the-delta-exhibition-opens-at-the-arts-center/Content?oid=18375311
https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/the-delta-exhibition-opens-at-the-arts-center/Content?oid=18375311Leslie Newell Peacock
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Plus, much more.
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PATIO ON PARK HILL
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5 p.m.-10 p.m. Lakehill Shopping Center, JFK Boulevard, North Little Rock. $3.
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Pros? This is early on a Thursday night, it costs $3, you can bring your dog and it involves not only The Wildflower Revue, but also the winners of the last two Arkansas Times Musicians Showcases: Dazz & Brie and Jamie Lou & The Hullabaloo. Cons? You have to leave your house, I guess? I'm sure you'll get over it. Patio on Park Hill, for the uninitiated, is a super casual neighborhood block party, except instead of on a block, it's in the parking lot of the Lakehill Shopping Center. There will be food trucks, a beer garden, sets also from Brian Nahlen, Joe Darr and Ben Byers, and a free trolley from the parking lot at Park Hill Baptist Church (201 E. C Ave.). Bring foldout chairs if you like, some cash to spend with the vendors on-site and, if you bring your pup along, a bag for his or her excretions and (the NLRPD requests) a leash no more than 6 feet long. <i>SS</i>
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THE GREYHOUNDS
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9 p.m. White Water Tavern. $10.
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It's hard not to fall in love with anyone who manages to find something new and greasy to do with blues riffs, and it's even harder when they seem to have a sense of humor about the whole endeavor. See The Greyhounds' "No Other Woman," whose star, Bobby Perkins (billed as "The Most Interesting Man Around Town"), sashays around Austin, Texas, on horseback, wearing a white suit and heart-shaped sunglasses, wiggling his eyebrows, snapping his fingers, lip-syncing lines like "Your sweat tastes just like lemonade, nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nade, nade" and examining the eggs of a chicken who has just been made to do a demonstrative wiggle before his eyes. The latest from these former JJ Grey & Mofro sidemen, "Cheyenne Valley Drive," was recorded directly to tape at Memphis' Sun Studios over the course of three days, and it shows; swampy horns and fat riffs fit like a glove with the live-recorded analog vibe, and the sticky DNA of bygone Sun Studios legends seeps through to the final product, sorta like the ambient magic of decades-old seasoning on an heirloom cast-iron skillet. I can't imagine a more fitting floor from which to observe Anthony Farrell and Andrew Trube's ZZ Top-ish silly swagger than the White Water Tavern's; this will be a fun one. <i>SS</i>
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60TH ANNUAL 'DELTA EXHIBITION' PUBLIC OPENING
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10 a.m.-5 p.m. Arkansas Arts Center. Free.
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The "Delta Exhibition," a competitive show of works in all media by artists with ties to Arkansas and contiguous states, celebrates its diamond anniversary at the Arts Center this year with works ranging from the sublime to the ... well, a startling trompe l'oeil watercolor of a two-headed snake. Three art professionals whittled 1,424 entries by 618 artists to 52 artworks by 46 artists for this favorite annual show. This year, 28 Arkansans are represented, including such Delta familiars as David Bailin, Warren Criswell, Neal Harrington, Lisa Krannichfeld, Louis Watts, Jason McCann, Jeff Horton, Aj Smith, Aaron Calvert, Robyn Horn, Tim Hursley and Benjamin Krain; if you know their work, you know the show will be a good one. Jurors were Les Christensen, a sculptor and director of the Bradbury Art Museum at Arkansas State University; conceptual artist Shea Hembrey, famed for his project "seek" in which he presented works ostensibly by 100 artists but actually all his own; and Brian Young, director of the Baum Gallery at the University of Central Arkansas and a former curator at the Arts Center. They'll give a talk at 6 p.m. Thursday night before the members' opening reception; nonmembers may attend the talk for $15. After the talk, awards will be presented: A $2,500 Grand Award, two $750 Delta Awards, and a $250 Contemporaries Delta Award. A wine reception at 5:30 p.m. precedes the talk; tickets can be purchased at <a href="http://arkansasartscenter.org/tickets">arkansasartscenter.org/tickets</a> or by calling 372-4000. The exhibition runs through Aug. 26. <i>LNP</i>
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A ROWDY FAITH
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8 p.m. Hibernia Irish Tavern. Free.
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Graduate school has meant that longtime friends and collaborators Cate Davison and Alisyn Reid have spent a lot of time writing papers — with little time, I'd imagine, for writing songs. Happily, summer months mean hiatus for scholarly types, so Reid and Davison's gentle harmonies have made a return to Central Arkansas, with a full band in tow for this show. For an introduction, check out the delicate "Wide River" from the duo's 2017 self-titled release and follow that up with the not-so-delicate "A Few More Miles," a song I'm pretty sure Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, given the opportunity, would have snatched up in a heartbeat. Also, word is that there may be a vegan paella special available for supper at Hibernia this particular evening. <i>SS</i>
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THE MATCHSELLERS
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The video for The Matchsellers' "Bluegrastronauts" is part vehicle for whimsical cutout animation, part showcase for the string band's goofy sensibility and part homage to its musical predecessors. Over the mile-a-minute sounds of dobro, banjo, fiddle, guitar and standup bass, paper doll versions of Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs are hurled into the atmosphere where, presumably, they continue picking away in some metaphorical bluegrass ether/heaven, encircled by a dog named "Old Pete," the raccoon Old Pete is pursuing, a couple of comely green aliens and, eventually, the real-life versions of fiddler Julie Bates (who also created the video) and frontman Andrew Morris. They're fun to watch for many reasons — because Morris' nerdy auctioneer delivery meshes so well with the genre (see their take on "What I'll Do With the Baby, Oh"), because they have the good sense to understand that humor and authenticity don't preclude one another and because Morris and Bates' musical chemistry is the kind where the tempo, even when it stays exactly the same, feels like it's getting ever faster. They're joined for this Argenta show by <b>The Chemtrailblazers</b>. <i>SS</i>
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Thousands turned out for the inaugural Africa Day Fest this time last year, event chairman Benito Lubazibwa said in an interview earlier this week, and even more are expected in the festival's second year. Africa Day is named for the date May 25, 1963, when a summit in Ethiopia concluded with the formation of the Organisation of African Unity, spawning subsequent liberation movements like the Lagos Plan of Action (1980) and The Abuja Treaty (1991) that sought to improve life in post-colonial Africa. For Little Rock's African and Africa-connected communities, this annual festival from Afrika House is a chance to "celebrate African arts and cultures through music, food, dance performances and children's activities," the event website reads, "to highlight the strong connections between Arkansas and African countries" and "to create a platform to share African history with the rest of the world." It's free to attend, but bring some cash to spend with vendors: There's Candley's Cookin' barbecue, Candy Butta shea butter moisturizer, Artlysium Inc. canvas art, What On Earth vegan cosmetics, Wanunu necklaces, Monique Couture clothing, wearables from Damaris African Jewelry & Curio, black soap from FloEssence Naturals, vegan "Kaliflower ChickUn Wings" and vegan Philly sandwiches from The House of Mental, shoes from PeacePeace Love Exchange, nondairy "ice cream" from Philly Fresh Water Ice and more. A welcome message at 11:15 a.m. is followed by dance sets from Summer Sprite and Artistically Bold, noon; storytelling and drumming by Zinse Agginie, 12:15 p.m.; a drum circle with Afrique Aya, 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.; Gwara Gwara Dance from Hothouse Gruv, 2 p.m.; dance by Studio 501, 3:30 p.m.; an African Dance Competition, 3:45 p.m.; an African Fashion Show with designs from Korto Momolu, Missy Temeke, Irene Chedjieu, Bernice-Osei-Danquah and others, 4 p.m.; live reggae from Tim Anthony and Butterfly; with DJ sets throughout the day from DJ Emmanuel, DJ Goods and from Bibi and DJ Prophet (Charles Ray) of Bantunauts Radio (tune in to KABF-FM, 88.3, Saturdays at 10 p.m. for a regular dose). To get an early start or to support Africa Day Fest with your wallet, visit <a href="http://madeinafricafashionshow.eventbrite.com">madeinafricafashionshow.eventbrite.com</a> and get tickets to the kickoff event, "Made in Africa: Fashion Show" at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 24, at the Junction Bridge, where there will be African wine/design/hors d'oeuvres. Tickets are $25. <i>SS</i>
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9 p.m. Rev Room. $15-$20.
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Halfway through the second verse of American Aquarium's rocker "Crooked + Straight," which premiered on CMT's website earlier this week, frontman B.J. Barham waxes on the musician's life, and on having traded in youth "for three chords and the truth." He continues: "And we made all these plans/We were gonna take a stand/Set out and rise above the noise/But after all those shows we played their fight began to fade ... ." It's not exactly cryptic writing for someone who traded out his entire band lineup just over a year ago, a fracture Barham attributed to burnout. "Watching five of my best friends for damn near a decade kind of wash their hands of me was a big thing for me," Barham told CMT. "I had two or three weeks of just feeling sorry for myself. But my wife put it very easily, 'You can either complain about it, or you can change it.' " That he did, and the new band is on tour in support of a June 1 release, aptly titled "Things Change." Not all things, though. In the tradition of American Aquarium's Jason Isbell-produced "Burn. Flicker. Die.," the new record was put together under the direction of John Fullbright, a razor-sharp (and mostly underappreciated) songwriter from the same hometown as Woody Guthrie. <i>SS</i>
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9 p.m. Discovery Nightclub. $10.
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In a video from the Q&A segment of the Miss Gay Arkansas 2012 pageant, Dominique Sanchez pauses thoughtfully before taking the microphone, subsequently bringing the house down with an explanation of why Yolanda Adams' "Never Give Up" is her trademark song. Despite being born in prison, shuffled through foster care and being told she'd never amount to anything, Sanchez says, "Here I stand before you, ladies and gentlemen, as a high school graduate, as a college graduate and as a professional female impersonator, and I am very proud of that fact. I have been Miss Gay US of A and I have been Miss Gay America." For the last 20 years, Sanchez has performed in, hosted and directed weekly drag shows at Triniti and Discovery nightclubs with poise, barely-there leotards, spot-on choreography for everything from "Single Ladies" to "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing") and consistently impeccable shade (of both the eyeshadow and side-eye varieties). She's got a list of pageant titles a mile long, and she's taking that resume with her as she moves to St. Louis. Nightclub colleagues and fellow drag artists bid adieu to Sanchez with this show, a bash that includes performances from Abs Hart, Chloe Jacobs, Taylor Madison Monroe and Victoria Rios. <i>SS<br></i>
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Hey, if big pharma’s getting in on its cut of the baby boomer-menopause-onset market, why shouldn’t the women actually going through it? “Menopause: The Musical” was born of the genuine life experience of Jeanie Linders, then an advertising maven (and not yet a playwright) who found herself mid-hot flash one evening while dressed in a formal gown, moments before she was expected to depart for an NAACP gala. Standing in front of an open freezer door, she changed the words to Rod Stewart’s “Hot Legs” in a moment of inspiration/desperation, and the “Menopause: The Musical” shtick began to take form — with Martha and the Vandellas’ “Heat Wave” eventually standing in for Stewart. Erudite it is not, but, as Linders says in the musical’s promotional reel: “ ‘Menopause: The Musical’ was never written to be about theater. Let’s face it, it’s not ‘Macbeth.’ ‘Menopause: The Musical’ was written to be about women, and the great thing about it is [that] across the country, women get it.” Murry’s takes up the parody revue in the play’s 17th year. <i>SS </i><o:p></o:p>
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Thu, 24 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesThe Greek Food Festival kicks offhttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/the-greek-food-festival-kicks-off/Content?oid=18154465
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Also, Combsy at Four Quarter.
<p>THURSDAY 5/17</p>
<p><b>Ward Anderson</b> goes for laughs at The Loony Bin, 7:30 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat., $8-$12. <b>Brian Nahlen</b> entertains for Dunbar Garden's "Music in the Garden," 6 p.m., $5, 1720 S. Chester St.; bring a picnic, a blanket or cooler along. Archeologist Andrew Buchner will give a Brown Bag Lunch Lecture, <b>"Hidden in Plain Sight: The Sherman Mound, 1200-1600 A.D.,"</b> at the Old State House Museum, noon-1 p.m. Downtown Little Rock Partnership hosts an Alley Party in SoMa, with music from the <b>Buh Jones Band,</b> 5 p.m., northwest corner of Main Street and Daisy Bates Drive. The Arkansas Arts Center hosts <b>Arkie Pub Trivia</b> at Stone's Throw Brewing, 6:30 p.m., free. <b>"Young at Art: A Selection of Caldecott Book Illustrations"</b> is up at Wildwood Park for the Arts, with art by Maurice Sendak and others, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri., noon-4 p.m. Sat.-Sun., free. <b>The Gold Show Drag Show</b> goes up at Maxine's in Hot Springs, 9 p.m., $5. <b>Chris DeClerk</b> plays for happy hour at Cajun's Wharf, 5:30 p.m., free, or catch <b>Lypstick Hand Grenade,</b> 9 p.m., $5. <b>The Little Rock Trojans</b> baseball team takes on the <b>Arkansas State University Red Wolves</b>, 6 p.m. Thu.-Fri., 1 p.m. Sat., UA Little Rock's Gary Hogan Field.</p>
<p>FRIDAY 5/18</p>
<p>The <b>34th annual "International Greek Food Festival"</b> kicks off at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun., admission $3 or three canned food items, see <a href="http://greekfoodfest.com">greekfoodfest.com</a> for details. <b>Katrice "Butterfly" Newbill</b> performs for a "Birthday Bash and Taurus Party" with <b>Nicky Parrish, Tim Anthony</b> and others, 9 p.m., South on Main. <b>The Dangerous Idiots</b> get loud at a midnight show at Midtown Billiards. <b>Tranquilo, Dirt Wizard</b> and <b>Fred</b> share a heavy bill for the benefit of Trust Tree Songwriting Camps, 9 p.m., The White Water Tavern. <b>Mayday by Midnight</b> performs at Silks Bar & Grill inside Oaklawn Racing & Gaming, 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. <b>The Legendary Pacers, Stephen Neeper & The Wild Hearts, The Great Whiskey Rendezvous</b> and <b>Jason Lee Hale</b> are among the performers at the <b>38th annual Strawberry Jam,</b> 5 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m. Sat., 241 Prince Cemetery Road, Bald Knob, $20. <b>CosmOcean</b> takes the stage at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 9:30 p.m., $6. <b>Molasses Disaster, New Motto, The She</b> and <b>Pete Mouton</b> share a bill at Maxine's, 9 p.m., $7. <b>Exit From Dark, Centuri</b> and <b>Celestials</b> play a heavy show at Vino's, 8 p.m., $7. <b>Brian Nahlen</b> and <b>Nick Devlin</b> duet for happy hour at Cajun's, 5:30 p.m., free, and after dinner, catch <b>Ghost Town Blues Band,</b> 9 p.m., $5. <b>Sad Daddy</b> brings wit and mountain harmonies to Kings Live Music in Conway, 8:30 p.m., $5. <b>Seth Freeman</b> takes the stage at West End Smokehouse, 10 p.m., $7.</p>
<p>SATURDAY 5/19</p>
<p>Four Quarter Bar has become a home for shows from expansive, jazz-informed projects like this weekend's set from guitarist Chris Combs' newest, <b>Combsy,</b> 10 p.m., $7. <b>DeFrance</b> takes its polished Southern rock set to Kings Live Music, 8:30 p.m., $5. <b>Commander Keen, Adam Faucett</b> and <b>William Blackart</b> share a songwriters' bill at Maxine's, 9 p.m., $7. Murphy Arts District's Griffin Music Hall in El Dorado reconfigures, ring-style, for Imperial Wrestling Revolution's <b>"World Class Revolution"</b> faceoffs, 7 p.m., $10-$60. <b>Bill "Bluesboy Jag"</b> plays a solo set at Cregeen's Irish Pub, 8 p.m. <b>Hell Camino</b> joins <b>Eight Eyes</b> and <b>Hemp Noose</b> for a heavy bill at Vino's, 8 p.m., $7. The Jacob Wolf House Historic Site in Norfork (Baxter County) hosts its annual <b>"Pioneer Days,"</b> 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Pianist <b>John Willis</b> reprises <b>"No Surprises: Radiohead Tribute Show"</b> at the Rev Room, 9:30 p.m., $10. Songwriter <b>Matt Stell</b> performs at Stickyz, 8:30 p.m., $10. <b>Sad Daddy</b> brings its jug band sensibility to White Water, 9 p.m. <b>Trey Johnson</b> plays an early set at Cajun's, 5;30 p.m., free, and later, <b>Jet 420</b> takes the stage, 9 p.m., $5. <b>Mother Hubbard & The Regulators</b> perform at West End Smokehouse, 10 p.m., $7.</p>
<p>SUNDAY 5/20</p>
<p><b>Chelsea Clinton</b> gives a talk, "She Persisted Around the World," at the Wally Allen Ballroom in the Statehouse Convention Center, 1:30 p.m., free, register by emailing <a href="mailto:publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu">publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu</a> or by calling 683-5239. The <b>Little Rock Wind Symphony</b> incorporates classical guitar and accordion on works by Angel Villodo, Gerardo Matos Rodríguez and others for <b>"Sunday Samba,"</b> 3 p.m., Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, $12-$15. <b>Stephan James & The Music Factory</b> perform at the Rev Room, 8 p.m., $10.</p>
<p>MONDAY 5/21</p>
<p><b>The Trinity River Bluegrass Band</b> plays at downtown Paragould's Collins Theatre, 7 p.m., $5 suggested donation.</p>
<p>TUESDAY 5/22</p>
<p>Riverdale 10 Cinema hosts a screening of <b>"Fight Club,"</b> 7 p.m., $9. Concert organist <b>Weston Jennings</b> will play at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 7 p.m.</p>
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Thu, 17 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesPostseason planshttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/postseason-plans/Content?oid=18154461
https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/postseason-plans/Content?oid=18154461Beau Wilcox
As the Arkansas Razorbacks ease their way into the college basketball postseason, they've steadily built their case for being a Top 8 national seed — thereby securing a possible Super Regional hosting opportunity if they can win the presumed Fayetteville regional first — in a manner that belies how difficult it really has been to get this far.
<p>As the Arkansas Razorbacks ease their way into the college basketball postseason, they've steadily built their case for being a Top 8 national seed — thereby securing a possible Super Regional hosting opportunity if they can win the presumed Fayetteville regional first — in a manner that belies how difficult it really has been to get this far.</p>
<p>Keaton McKinney, who burst onto the scene as a freshman (6-2, 3.21 ERA in 18 starts) in 2015, fell off the map during the Hogs' miserable 2016 season, and his arm clearly wasn't right. He was shelved and redshirted for 2017 but expected to contribute in 2018, and yet, the big righty has battled his own health misfortunes again and has seen one start and two innings worth of action all year. Jared Gates, expected to be an asset as a left-handed power bat after bopping six homers in limited duty last year, has struggled all season and lost playing time to sophomore Jordan McFarland. Coming off a season lost to injury as McKinney did, Isaiah Campbell has been an enigmatic third starter, looking brilliant at times and bafflingly bad at others when his command betrays him, though to his credit he's done some of his absolute best work the past few weekends.</p>
<p>Against Texas A&M, Arkansas authored its SEC-high fourth season sweep of the year, all at Baum Stadium, but it came at a cost. Shortstop Jax Biggers fractured a finger on his left hand in the opening inning of the first game and went out, not to return all weekend, and then on Sunday, catcher Grant Koch planted awkwardly after setting up to return a throw of a passed ball to the infield and went down in agony. Biggers' injury looked painful but also comparatively minor, and Jack Kenley filled in well defensively and provided some sparkling at-bats in lieu of Biggers the remainder of the series. Koch, on the other hand, looked like he did damage to his Achilles tendon or, at a minimum, sustained a badly turned ankle, and it is anyone's guess whether backup Casey Opitz can fill that void for any length of time.</p>
<p>Yet, with those obstacles, Van Horn's 2018 team is 36-15 overall, 17-10 in the SEC, and accordingly sits comfortably in second in the SEC power rankings behind the consensus top team in the country, Florida, which had to scrape by Arkansas earlier this year to win a home series in Gainesville, and which the Hogs thoroughly pummeled 16-0 in last year's SEC Tournament semifinal. In other words, Arkansas is again among the elite in a thoroughly competitive league, and far from intimidated by the defending national champions in blue and orange. Even with injuries, the Hogs have excelled and been remarkably consistent, as their only real outlier performances include a weekend sweep at the hands of West Division also-ran Mississippi State and a frustrating pair of third-game series losses on the road against Ole Miss and LSU that could've easily gone the other way. The Hogs' most predominant struggle this year is a lack of situational hitting — for a squad batting a healthy .304 and having four players in double figures in the home run ledger, they've left a whopping 444 men on base across 51 games so far, and that's easily diluted their overall and league record by at least two or three games.</p>
<p>Then again, the Hogs also dominated then-No. 4 Texas Tech in a midweek game in April, walloped a 33-18 Texas team in a two-game home series, and also took games from likely tourney entrants Missouri State, Arizona, San Diego State and Kent State in building up a fine RPI that has the Hogs in a much better position to stay situated in the Top 8 overall than they were facing last season at this time.</p>
<p>Arkansas closes out the regular season with a three-game series in Athens, Ga., and the Hogs are still having to fight off the pesky Rebels from Oxford for the West title. A sweep would give the Hogs a 20-win SEC slate for the first time in Van Horn's 17 years at the helm, but the Bulldogs have had a remarkably steady season and entrenched themselves in second in the East behind the Gators. They've got plenty at stake, trying to fight off a surging South Carolina to keep their position for the conference tournament, and the Rebels get the better draw in their pursuit of snatching the West title away, heading to last-place but deceptively capable Alabama for their final three. Even if Arkansas manages to take two of three in Athens, the Rebels can take the West crown by winning three in Tuscaloosa, since they own the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Hogs after squeaking out two one-run wins in that series way back at the end of March.</p>
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Thu, 17 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesSee 'A Quiet Place' in the theater while you canhttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/see-a-quiet-place-in-the-theater-while-you-can/Content?oid=18154459
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Death by decibel.
<p>The title of "A Quiet Place" only gets more wry as you get further into one of the tensest, tautest horror debuts in recent memory. The Abbott family — led by Emily Blunt as Evelyn, and John Krasinski, who also writes and directs, as Lee — are among the only survivors of an apparent monster invasion. They appear to live on a farm on a small town maybe in upstate New York or something; not that it matters much, because everyone everywhere seems to have been croaked by these massive, spindly legged bugs who can't see or smell but who can hear a mouse burp from the next county over. A bit of land in the country, some kiddos, a quiet place to grow old, that's the dream, man. Except in the theater you'll be so keyed up, every squeak of a chair, every gurgle from your stomach, every sniffle from the audience comes across as a possible death sentence.</p>
<p>How did this family last even a few months into this massacre? They've got a bit of an advantage in their oldest kid, Regan, played by Millicent Simmonds who, like her character, is deaf. Already, they speak sign language and they've clearly adapted: They walk only on paths of sand they've laid down; they never wear shoes; bare patches on their floors point to wear made by a thousand steps on creak-free points; they eat their dinners off of large, soft leaves rather than brittle, droppable plates. When Regan plays Monopoly with her little brother, Marcus (Noah Jupe), you can see they've swapped out the hard-tacking metal pieces for little felt shapes, and they roll the dice on a blanket. The omnipresent silence for them also covers a deep reserve of loss and fear. They have a baby on the way, a time bomb that we see Evelyn prepare for by arranging an oxygen tank beside a thick wooden bassinet outfitted with a heavy, screamproof lid.</p>
<p>For little details like these, Krasinski the writer/director is actually a better fit for this project than Krasinski the actor. Not that he's bad (it's frankly no shame to be upstaged by Emily frickin' Blunt, who is as fierce as ever and is also married to Krasinski), but even behind a bushy, the-world-is-doomed beard he still has the rounded nose and big, bright eyes of Jim from "The Office" — he can't seem quite to wear the stress that would accompany endless months of certain death waiting for even one tiny misstep. The world he creates here, though, is a fun, dark ride that sets a specific set of gears in motion and then lets them spin honestly.</p>
<p>"A Quiet Place" is also (this is important, in the horror genre) a movie made without cruelty for its characters. Family lies at the heart of the film, and choosing one family to hold up our hope for humanity lets us fall for them fully. No "Independence Day" here; there is no resistance, or greater plan to rescue the planet. There's not a disposable person here, nor is there a disposable line. There's just the hope that you can birth and raise your children without seeing them pulled apart like string cheese in front of your eyes. One of the film's producers told The Hollywood Reporter that its wispy 67-page script included maps and diagrams and perhaps four mere pages of dialogue. In the past 30 years of seeing new-release movies, I can recall only two with less audible talking: "The Artist," which in 2011 won the Oscar as a throwback to a silent film; and "All Is Lost," Robert Redford's 2013 one-man show about a solo sailor who's lost at sea. It's a show-don't-tell world in "A Quiet Place," to a degree uncommon for horror or for movies at large, and one without gimmicks or shortcuts. See it in the theater while you can; the bigger and more exposed you are in a silent room, the more you'll enjoy it.</p>
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Thu, 17 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesWe wanna boogiehttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/we-wanna-boogie/Content?oid=18154189
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CALS hosts a tribute to Sonny Burgess.
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Not all rock stars die young. In 2016, a white frosted sheet cake was decorated with tiny 16th-note figures and the lyrics to Salt-N-Pepa's "What a Man" in honor of the 87th birthday of "The International Godfather of Rockabilly," Sonny Burgess. The man whose stage antics made Elvis' hip swivels feel like milquetoast by comparison was, by this time, a warm but reticent octogenarian — a rocker who never missed a show and who put in time on the treadmill at Advanced Physical Therapy in his hometown of Newport to make sure all those biological trains ran on time for "We Wanna Boogie." Filmmaker Nathan Willis spent a good amount of time with Sonny Burgess during Burgess' final years — the musician died last year — and the resulting documentary, "The Arkansas Wild Man," will be screened at Central Arkansas Library System's Ron Robinson Theater at 7 p.m. Friday, May 18, as part of the Arkansas Sounds series. Afterward, Burgess' longtime bandmates and companions, The Legendary Pacers, will perform. We talked with Willis ahead of the tribute.
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<b>There's a fantastic bit in your short film "The Arkansas Wild Man" in which W.S. Holland, Johnny Cash's longtime drummer, talks about how wild Sonny Burgess was in the 1950s, recalling the way he used to do "mosh pit dives" before the term "mosh pit" existed. When Sonny died last August, T</b><b>he New York Times quoted from Colin Escott's book "Roadkill on the Three-Chord Highway: Art and Trash in American Popular Music," saying Sonny was "punk before punk, thrash before thrash." How did this sort of stuff escape the headlines while Elvis' moves were the stuff of scandal?</b>
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I was in awe anytime someone spoke about how wild Sonny used to get in his shows. It's really fun for me to imagine Sonny jumping into the crowd with his guitar, since I only first met him when he was in his 80s and slowing down. I wish there were footage of some of those early shows, but I was never able to find any, so the images of the true "Arkansas Wild Man" will have to live in the memories of those who saw it — and the imaginations of people like me.
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<b>There is this sort of surreal (and maybe sad) dimension to seeing the pioneers of that spirit playing in these run-down halls on domestic soil, with makeshift posters taped to the front of the stage, and then getting this revered treatment in the U.K. How did you grapple with that — with ideas about empathy and dignity toward your film subjects — when you were making this?</b>
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This is a great question. This was one of the primary motivators of me making this film. When I told most people in Arkansas I was making a documentary about Sonny Burgess, they'd look at me with a confused look. I had never heard of him and most Arkansans I talked to had never heard of him, either. As I learned about the way his European fans revered him, I knew I had to see it for myself, since it is such a contrast to people from his home state.
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There's an entire generation of lost stories from the early years of rock 'n' roll. Many of the musicians from that generation have passed away. Most of the dance halls have been torn down. Many of the film and audio recordings no longer exist. It was why I thought it was important to tell Sonny's story while I could.
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While most of Sonny's American shows in his later years were in smaller dance halls, I think even these smaller shows are what kept him going for as long as he went. For me, as an artist, it was inspiring. If people are still willing to pay me to create my art at the age of 80, I'll count myself extremely lucky.
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<b>There's a little bit of irony in his nickname, which you take as a title here, "Arkansas Wild Man," because the Sonny we see under your lens is this subdued, modest man — one who shies away from showboating about his impact and his success. In the film, he does mundane things. He yawns. He pumps gas. He exercises. Was it difficult to get him to open up for this film?</b>
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Sonny was very closed off at first. It took a while to get him to open up to me, but I think once he learned I was interested enough in him to travel to England with him on my own dime, he realized I wasn't in this for any other reason than to tell his story in a way that hadn't been told before. There are still so many questions I wish I could have asked him.
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Thu, 17 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesBig Boi comes to Revhttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/big-boi-comes-to-rev/Content?oid=18154147
https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/big-boi-comes-to-rev/Content?oid=18154147Leslie Newell Peacock
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THURSDAY 5/17<br>
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MARY FLOWER
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7:30 p.m. The Joint Theater & Coffeehouse. $25.
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Until you hear her pick out a mean version of Robert Johnson's "Me and the Devil," Mary Flower looks for all the world like she could be your cool hippie aunt — the one who's a folk musician and lives in Eureka Springs and makes jewelry out of crystals and can fold a fitted sheet like a boss. Flower's background in folk (she was once part of a Denver collective called "Mother Folkers") meant she was met with some resistance when she dove headlong into the study of ragtime music and so-called "Piedmont" fingerstyle blues; there weren't that many women playing blues guitar at the time, and even fewer trying to play like Scrapper Blackwell. Flower's since made a career out of teaching workshops, playing her lap steel and her signature Fraulini Angelina guitar at festivals and on NPR's "A Prairie Home Companion," and she's here in North Little Rock as part of the Argenta Acoustic Music Series. <i>SS</i><br>
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THROUGH 5/26
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'STICK FLY'
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7:30 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 2:30 p.m. Sun. The Weekend Theater. $12-$16.
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The New Yorker's Hilton Als dubbed it "Schtick Fly," and The New York Times' Charles Isherwood noted that, in Lydia R. Diamond's script, we are fed "large spoonfuls of exposition." And yet, Diamond's "Stick Fly" still captivates actors and audiences 12 years after its premiere. In it, a well-to-do black family, The LeVays, come into our view just as their two sons, Kent and Flip, are bringing their girlfriends home to Martha's Vineyard for the weekend — one of whom is, as Kent puts it, "melanin-challenged." Things get complicated, secrets unfurl and the "meet the parents" scenario, predictably, turns into a frictive symposium on race dynamics, privilege and family. Director Candrice Jones has the formidable task of coaxing nuance out of a play like "Stick Fly" while masterful mindblowers like "Get Out" linger in our collective memory, but if there's a community theater company that can make Diamond's play feel vital and raw in 2018, surely it's The Weekend Theater, whose longtime commitment to plays of social significance and "educationally reducing prejudice, cruelty and indifference" are noted in its credo. <i>SS</i>
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FRIDAY 5/18
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'CHAMPION TREES OF ARKANSAS'
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5 p.m. Center for Humanities and Arts (CHARTS), Pulaski Technical College,
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3000 W. Scenic Drive. Free.
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In 2007, artist Linda Palmer came across a list of the largest known examples of each kind of tree native to Arkansas, compiled online by Arkansas foresters. Since then, she's drawn, photographed and studied hundreds of them and created "Champion Trees of Arkansas: An Artist's Journey," a University of Arkansas Press book now in its second printing. A six-year tour of her large-scale color pencil drawings of those trees comes to a conclusion with an exhibition in the Windgate Gallery of Pulaski Technical College's Center for Humanities and Arts. Friday's opening reception will be ushered in by a screening of AETN's "Champion Trees" documentary at 5 p.m. in the CHARTS Theater. Palmer will give a talk on her work at 6:30 p.m., and the reception and book signing will follow, with music by saxophonist Dr. Barry McVinney and pianist Tom Cox. The exhibition runs through July 27. <i>SS</i>
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FRIDAY 5/18
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3RD FRIDAY ARGENTA ART WALK
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5-8 p.m., downtown galleries, North Little Rock.
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The 400 block of Main Street in Argenta will be an art lover's heaven as art venues welcome an after-hours crowd to new and continuing shows. Katherine Rutter, whose watery paintings of ambiguous part-human, part-animal creatures has earned her a national reputation as a muralist, has works and a mural on exhibition at the Thea Foundation (401 Main St.). The Latino Art Project has a new show, "In Bloom," at regular host venue Core Brewery (411 Main). Abstract printmaker Dustyn Bork of Batesville and photographer/painter Heidi Carlsen-Rogers of Bella Vista put up a show of new work, "Flowers and Facades," at the Argenta Branch of the Main Library (420 Main St.). Supporters of Argenta's art scene must not skip Argenta Gallery (413 Main St.), where Larry Pennington's "About Face" show of photography is on exhibition; profits from sales benefit the Argenta Arts Foundation. (Adjoining gallery StudioMAIN continues its "Year in Review" show of creative design.) Greg Thompson Fine Art (429 Main St.) continues its "Southern Abstraction" exhibition of work by Robyn Horn, Dolores Justus, Sammy Peters and regional talent. Unless you're headed to the Main Thing's production of "Orange Is the New White," a comedy about exactly what you think it's about, at the Joint Theater (301 Main St., curtain at 8 p.m.), head north to Barry Thomas Fine Art & Studio (711 Main St.) and watch the impressionist do his thing. <i>LNP</i>
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FRIDAY 5/18
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BIG BOI
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9 p.m. Rev Room. $25.
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Big Boi — the man who helped cement Atlanta's reputation as a rap empire, who plays that same city's mayor in a forthcoming remake of "SuperFly" and who's collaborated with everyone from Phantogram to Danger Mouse and still manages to get pigeonholed as the earthy counterpart to Andre 3000's vision quest-y vibes — is coming to Little Rock. It's not too late for some prerequisite listening, but forgo the "Speakerboxxx" tracks, sweet as they are, especially if you've yet to sink into Big Boi's post-Outkast solo career. Check out his latest, "Boomiverse," and 2010's breakout "Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty," a lusty, amped collection of tracks that holds up well despite its references to reality TV and an emergent iTunes being squarely footed in the mid-aughts. <i>SS</i>
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FRIDAY 5/18
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ERIC SOMMER
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10 p.m. Four Quarter Bar. $7.
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Here's a seasoned fingerstyle acoustic guitarist whose education includes some pre-Kraftwerk German rock, some time mashing up slide blues and punk rock with a New Wave outfit called Eric and the Atomics, and about a kajillion road miles. He picks and slaps like he's his own rhythm section, as if he's got the drum part in his head with his own guitar melody somewhere in the background. Sommer's rolling into town after picking his way to first place at the Piedmont Blues Society's 2017 guitar challenge and after having a Stratocaster show up in the mail while he was on tour en route to Texas, a making of amends by the same soul who stole a 1969 mint model from Sommer at a party 40 years ago. That should make for a good story, and I bet he's got a few more. <i>SS</i>
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SATURDAY 5/19
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'MESSTIVAL'
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10 a.m.-3 p.m. Museum of Discovery. $10 adults, $8 children.
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Kids will get five hours of mess-making, from sculpting with scat to slime time, with no repercussions at MOD's "Messtival" — and they won't even have to clean up. The idea is to let kids learn a bit of science while having unfettered fun with tons of activities. Mentos and Coke geysers. Exploding melons. A mud pie kitchen. A giant foam cannon. Brush-less painting. Wax casting. Viscosity races. And much more. The museum says visitors should wear clothes and shoes that can get messy; there will be cleaning stations set up. In a couple of weeks, grownups will get to mess about, too, with suds from Stone's Throw Brewing and tomato stains from Damgoode Pies. That event's 6-9 p.m. May 31 and costs $10. <i>LNP</i>
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SATURDAY 5/19
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'SPRING BIZARRE'
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10 a.m. Blue Canoe Brewing Warehouse, 1637 E. 15th St. Free.
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Handmade art has an (undeserved) reputation for being tame. Maybe it's because so many of us in the South encountered it first at church bake sales, those small-town hotbeds for lackluster knit trivets and potholders? At any rate, the people making bejeweled beetle brooches, crocheted cacti and "Fouke Monster" T-shirts are, evidently, busy enough dreaming up oddities that they don't often get a chance to congregate under one roof, and this is the antidote. Blue Canoe Brewing's Warehouse in the Hanger Hill neighborhood will, this Saturday, be home to the first gathering of artmakers in Central Arkansas from the Northwest Arkansas-based Cattywampus Co-Op. Here's your chance to get acquainted with a whole bunch of (un-tame) handmade art at once: Shauna Henry's creepy fairy figures! O'Faolain Leather's blue-lipped handbags! Jenn Perren's stout little Devil Jars! Maggie Ivy's painting of a fish in fishnets! Bang Up Betty's "Smash the Patriarchy" pendants (complete with hammer)! Shire Post Mint's "A Game of Thrones" coins! Sally Nixon's tableau vivants! Upcycled thrift store art by Jason Jones! Arkansocks! Plus, there's beer, food truck fare, live printing from Electric Ghost and an after-party with the gorgeous sounds of Jamie Lou & The Hullabaloo, winners of the 2018 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase. <i>SS</i>
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SATURDAY 5/19
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KYLE BOSWELL, KATHY BAY
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6-9 p.m. Boswell Mourot Fine Art, 5815 Kavanaugh Blvd.
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Kyle Boswell's blown glass vessels in luminous color are given handles of heartier stuff from nature, like copper and hardwoods wrapped in fabric and leather: Such handles invite you to pick up what you might otherwise never handle. Like the blown glass, Kathy Bay's paints are also translucent, forming abstract lines and other geometric shapes in brilliant hues. Now these identically initialed Central Arkansas artists are exhibiting together at Boswell's gallery; a reception opens the show, which runs through June 9. <i>LNP</i>
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SUNDAY 5/20
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LITTLE ROCK KICKBALL ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP
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3 p.m. Interstate Park, 3900 S. Arch St. Free.
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For 28 seasons, people have been congregating in the name of friendly competition and Sabbath daydrinking as part of the Little Rock Kickball Association, organizing themselves under 80 or so teams with names like "Suck My Kick" and "Taj Mah'Balls" to — as the LRKA's CEO and founder's statement puts it — "kick da funk out of a child's 8.5 inch red playground ball!!!" These are the playoffs for that massive tournament, and they happen across four tiers of play varying greatly in the seriousness toward the endeavor: Novice, Intermediate, Competitive and the "Laidback League." Bring sunscreen, water and a cooler, buy Stone's Throw brews and grub from the food trucks onsite for these final rounds of LRKA's 29th season, and consider whether your vision of 2019 needs the sort of psychological redemption only kickball can offer: "The first and foremost rule of the game is to have fun. Remember we are all just a bunch of grown-ups playing a kid's game and are probably over compensating for the fact that all of us at one time or another were picked last as kids and it sucked." <i>SS</i>
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TUESDAY 5/22
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AN EVENING WITH SPANISH MUSIC
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7 p.m. Highland Valley United Methodist Church. $15 suggested donation (or $25 per couple).
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In late March, oboist Lorraine Duso Kitts led a performance of Eric Ewazen's "Down a River of Time" at the Clinton Presidential Center, evoking spring in all its exploratory green tendrils. It's a three-movement work by a living American composer that Kitts and colleagues from the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and the faculty at the University of Central Arkansas will reprise in Granada, Spain, this August as part of the 47th annual conference of the International Double Reed Society (raise your hands if you knew there was such a thing!). This concert is in preview (and in support) of that trip. Duso Kitts will be joined at Highland Valley United Methodist by violinists Kiril Laskarov and Algimantas Staskevicius, violist Tatiana Kotcherguina, cellist Stephen Feldman and pianist Laura Hanna Cruse for the Ewazen piece, as well as Alessandra Marcello's "Adagio for Oboe and Strings," Marin Marais' "La Folia" variations for cello, Manuel Ponce's "Sarabande et Allegro" and Pable Sarasate's "Andalusian Romance," a piece whose setting is connected to the autonomous Spanish community this group will visit in August. Come enjoy it before they go, and soak up a little of what ASO's musicians cook up when they're not onstage at the Robinson Center Performance Hall. <i>SS</i>
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Thu, 17 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesAn Arkansas jazz crossword puzzle: the answer keyhttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/an-arkansas-jazz-crossword-puzzle-the-answer-key/Content?oid=18150988
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Did the Arkansas jazz crossword puzzle in last week's issue stump you? If so, here are the answers.
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If the <a href="https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/an-arkansas-jazz-crossword-puzzle/Content?oid=17870379" target="_blank">Arkansas jazz crossword puzzle</a> in last week's issue of the <i>Arkansas Times</i> stumped you, here are the answers:<br>
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5. "Treemonisha" composer, Scott <b>JOPLIN</b>.
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7. Two words, bebop master of "Schoolhouse Rock." <b>BOBDOROUGH</b>
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8. Namesake state for the former gangster hangout on Bathhouse Row, now home to Thursday night jazz. <b>OHIO</b>
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9. And his Hot Licks (two words). <b>DANHICKS</b>
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10. Bandleader, trumpeter and music store owner David _____. <b>ROSEN</b>
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14. Seven-stringed staple at Capital Hotel Bar, first name. <b>TED</b>
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15. Louis Jordan & His Tympany ____. <b>FIVE</b>
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17. Kavanaugh Boulevard's jazz mainstay, currently shuttered. <b>AFTERTHOUGHT</b>
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19. Formed from the pit of the Arkansas Repertory Theatre orchestra, The ____ Band are regulars at The Lobby Bar. <b>GOAT</b>
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20. Saxophonist ___ ______ JR. (two words); inspired an eponymous law. <b>ARTPORTER</b>
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1. Late teacher and trumpeter; subject of the film "Keep On Keepin' On" (two words). <b>CLARKTERRY</b>
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3. The secret weapon jazz siren of the Rodney Block Collective. <b>BIJOUX</b>
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4. The ___ ___ Horns; shares its name with a bridge. <b>BIGDAM</b>
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6. This historic hotel is home to sounds from the Stardust Big Band. <b>ARLINGTON</b>
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11. Two words; composer Chris Parker's suite inspired by Melba Patillo memoir. <b>NOTEARS</b>
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12. Ballroom inside Taborian Hall, remnant of Little Rock's historic West Ninth Street. <b>DREAMLAND</b>
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13. Two words; Sister Rosetta Tharpe's place of birth. <b>COTTONPLANT</b>
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16. Swing and Big Band revivalists, The Bob ____ Sounds. <b>BOYD</b>
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18. Avant-garde tenor saxophonist, Pharoah _______. <b>SANDERS</b>
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Thu, 10 May 2018 14:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesThe Main Thing celebrates its anniversaryhttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/the-main-thing-celebrates-its-anniversary/Content?oid=17870985
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Also, Tacos & Tianguis 2018 benefits El Zocalo at Bernice Garden.
<p>THURSDAY 5/10</p>
<p>Argenta's <b>The Main Thing</b> celebrates its sixth anniversary with a catered meal, drinks and a one-night-only performance of the comedy trio's best-loved sketches and songs, 6 p.m., $50, see Eventbrite for tickets. <b>Yuni Wa, Desi Doom, Cool Chris, MVKLXUIS, Klubhouse, Hector Slash</b> and others present "Night in the Woods 3," a concert at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 9 p.m., $8. Dunbar Garden's <b>"Music in the Garden"</b> series kicks off with a meal from Low Ivy Catering and music from Dazz & Brie, 6 p.m., $5. The <b>Arkansas Travelers</b> take on the Springfield Cardinals, 7:10 p.m. Thu., 5:10 p.m. Fri., 6:10 p.m. Sat., 2:10 p.m. Sun., $7-$13. Soprano Mary Ann Robinson, English hornist Beth Wheeler and organist David Glaze play works by Cherubini, Piazzolla and Conte for <b>"Songs of Love and Remembrance — Music to Celebrate Mother's Day,"</b> 7 p.m., Trinity Presbyterian Church, 4501 Rahling Road, free. Comedian <b>Cash Levy</b> takes the stage at The Loony Bin, 7:30 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat., $8-$12.</p>
<p>FRIDAY 5/11</p>
<p><b>"Come Early Morning,"</b> the 2006 film written and directed by Arkansas daughter Joey Lauren Adams, screens at Argenta Community Theater as part of the Dogtown Film Series, 8 p.m., $5. Lydia R. Diamond's <b>"Stick Fly"</b> opens at The Weekend Theater, 7:30 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 2:30 p.m. Sun. through May 26, $12-$16. <b>Big Silver</b> returns to the White Water Tavern, 9 p.m. Oklahoma songwriter and longtime Hayes Carll sideman <b>Travis Linville</b> brings "Wishes" and other stories to Four Quarter Bar, 11 p.m., $7. <b>Dazz & Brie</b> take their "rock 'n' soul" to Gigi's Soul Cafe & Lounge, 9 p.m., $15-$20. <b>Harrisong</b> performs at Bar Louie in West Little Rock, 8 p.m. <b>Rich Aucoin</b> shares a bill with <b>Pissin' Comets</b> and <b>The Chemtrails</b> at E.J.'s Eats & Drinks, 9:30 p.m., $5. <b>The Creek Rocks</b> bring their musicological string band set to Kings Live Music in Conway, 8:30 p.m., $5. Hard rockers <b>Stone Sour</b> play the Clear Channel Metroplex with <b>Palaye Royale</b> and <b>'68</b>, 7:30 p.m., $35. <b>Howard & Skye</b> duet at Cregeen's Irish Pub, 8 p.m. Southern rockers <b>The Shotgun Billies</b> take the stage at Oaklawn Racing & Gaming's Silks Bar & Grill, 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. <b>Mayday By Midnight</b> performs at Stickyz, 9 p.m., $8. <b>Tan the Terrible</b> takes his rhymes to Vino's Brewpub, 8 p.m., $8. <b>Raising Grey</b> kicks off the weekend with happy hour at Cajun's Wharf, 5:30 p.m., free, or stay later and catch dance tunes from <b>The Electric 5,</b> 9 p.m., $5. <b>Splendid Chaos</b> plays a set at West End Smokehouse, 10 p.m., $7.</p>
<p>SATURDAY 5/12</p>
<p><b>Tacos & Tianguis 2018</b> benefits El Zocalo Immigrant Resource Center, 6 p.m., The Bernice Garden. Geoffrey Robson conducts the music of John Williams for Arkansas Symphony Orchestra's <b>"Raiders of the Lost Ark: In Concert,"</b> 7:30 p.m. Sat., 3 p.m. Sun., Robinson Center, $15-$68. <b>DOT, Or</b> and <b>Kami Renee</b> play a show at Capitol View Studio for the benefit of Trust Tree Songwriting Camp for Girls, 9 p.m., $10. <b>The Flatland Funk Donors</b> keep it funky at Four Quarter Bar, 10 p.m., $7. Elsewhere in North Little Rock, Chris Tomlin presents <b>"Worship Night in America"</b> with guests Kim Walker-Smith, Matt Maher, Christine D'Clario, Tauren Wells and Pat Barrett, 7 p.m., Verizon Arena, $15-$130; and Argenta Community Theater hosts a screening of <b>"Top Gun,"</b> 8 p.m., $5. <b>The Salty Dogs</b> and <b>Cherry Red</b> team up for a country and boogie show at White Water, 9 p.m. <b>Primus</b> and <b>Mastodon</b> team up for a loud, weird bill at the Walmart AMP in Rogers, 7 p.m., $43-$57. CALS' Ron Robinson Theater screens <b>"The Organizer,"</b> a film depicting the story of ACORN founder Wade Rathke, 1 p.m., free. ESSE Purse Museum hosts a bridal show with vendors from small businesses and a fashion show, 11 a.m., Bernice Garden. <b>Amity Road</b> performs at the Rev Room, 8 p.m., $8-$21. <b>Alex Summerlin</b> performs for happy hour at Cajun's Wharf, 5:30 p.m., free, or stay later for a show from <b>Canvas,</b> 9 p.m., $5. <b>Jet Black Alley Cat</b> brings its crisp arrangements and bubblegum harmonies to Stickyz, with opening sets from <b>Quiet, Please</b> and <b>The Rios</b>, 8:30 p.m., $8-$10.</p>
<p>MONDAY 5/14</p>
<p>Los Angeles punk rockers <b>Spanish Love Songs</b> perform at White Water, with <b>Attagirl</b> and <b>Pancho Casanova</b>, 9 p.m., $7.</p>
<p>TUESDAY 5/15</p>
<p>Claire Denis' <b>"White Material"</b> is next up in the Arkansas Times Film Series, 7 p.m., Riverdale 10 Cinema, $9. Jazz guitarist <b>Isaac Helgestad</b> plays at CALS' Esther D. Nixon Library in Jacksonville as part of its "Sounds in the Stacks" series, 6:30 p.m., free.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY 5/16</p>
<p><b>The Creek Rocks</b> play for a benefit for the Democratic Party of Arkansas at White Water, 6 p.m., $10. Author, activist and Rev. John Dear speaks about his book "They Will Inherit the Earth: Peace & Nonviolence in a Time of Climate Change," 7 p.m., St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 12415 Cantrell Road.</p>
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Thu, 10 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesArkansas Times kicks off 'Yoga on the Field'https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/arkansas-times-kicks-off-yoga-on-the-field/Content?oid=17870381
https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/arkansas-times-kicks-off-yoga-on-the-field/Content?oid=17870381Leslie Newell Peacock
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Wooooo, pranayama!
<p>The action on the field at War Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 26, won't involve shoulder pads and tackles, but it will involve holding, if just for a moment, a pose for the <i>Arkansas Times'</i> first "Yoga on the Field" with yogini Wendy Cook.</p>
<p>Cook, who attended many a football game at the stadium when she was growing up, said she's excited to bring people together for a "different type of movement" in this benefit for Our House, presented by Baptist Health.</p>
<p>The event, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., will open with 60 minutes of flowing poses "ending with a deep rest on the 30th, 40th or 50th yard line," Cook said. Food, cocktails and Smirnoff Spiked Sparkling Seltzer will follow in the south end zone. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at <a href="http://centralarkansastickets.com">centralarkansastickets.com</a>.</p>
<p>All folks need is a mat; Cook will tailor the classes for all comers, from folks who think downward dog involves a canine to people who can twist themselves into pretzels. The idea is not to score ashtanga touchdowns, but to come together "in community," Cook said, and engage in activity that is healing, empowering and fun.</p>
<p>Cook suffered from ankylosing spondylitis, arthritis of the spine, but said her yoga practice has put the disease in remission, freeing her from the "aches and pains I used to have." She said yoga is "good for everything," from lowering cholesterol to lessening stress, which would come in handy for Razorback football fans. Be in the moment! Don't worry about the last game's score! Or the next!</p>
<p>Cook teaches at her studio, Big Rock Yoga at Rodney Parham and Interstate 430, and holds classes at the Downtown YMCA at Sixth and Broadway. She also has a corporate practice, teaching yoga and mindfulness at The Bridgeway, Woodland International and Simmons Bank.</p>
<p>The happiness you feel on the mat "follows you out into life," Cook said. Especially when there's nosh and a cold Spiked Seltzer Orange Mango waiting for you on the same turf that Darren McFadden and the Rolling Stones once trod.</p>
<p>The beneficiary, Our House, provides shelter and job assistance to previously homeless or near-homeless individuals and families.</p>
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Thu, 10 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesAn Arkansas jazz crossword puzzlehttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/an-arkansas-jazz-crossword-puzzle/Content?oid=17870379
https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/an-arkansas-jazz-crossword-puzzle/Content?oid=17870379Stephanie Smittle
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From 'Treemonisha' to 'I Scare Myself.'
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When it comes to Central Arkansas's musical bragging rights, where they come from depends on who you ask. Ask a metalhead and they'll regale you with playlists chock-full of tracks from Living Sacrifice, Rwake and Pallbearer. Ask a classical musician, and they'll point to the legacies of Florence Price and William Grant Still. The country musician beside them will cue up "Walk the Line" and "Folsom Prison Blues." Anyone, though, privy to Pharoah Sanders' February performance at Pulaski Tech or hip to Louis Jordan's pioneering work in swing, jump blues and "soundies" — a sort of prototype for the music video — will point to the jazz music born on Arkansas soil. Here's a brush-up (or a primer) on a handful of the state's loudest horns and best beboppers. <br>
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5. "Treemonisha" composer, Scott _____.
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7. Two words, bebop master of "Schoolhouse Rock."
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8. Namesake state for the former gangster hangout on Bathhouse Row, now home to Thursday night jazz.
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9. And his Hot Licks (two words).
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10. Bandleader, trumpeter and music store owner David _____.
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14. Seven-stringed staple at Capital Hotel Bar, first name.
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15. Louis Jordan & His Tympany ____.
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17. Kavanaugh Boulevard's jazz mainstay, currently shuttered.
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19. Formed from the pit of the Arkansas Repertory Theatre orchestra, The ____ Band are regulars at The Lobby Bar.
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20. Saxophonist ___ ______ JR. (two words); inspired an eponymous law.
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1. Late teacher and trumpeter; subject of the film "Keep On Keepin' On" (two words).
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3. The secret weapon jazz siren of the Rodney Block Collective.
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4. The ___ ___ Horns; shares its name with a bridge.
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6. This historic hotel is home to sounds from the Stardust Big Band.
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11. Two words; composer Chris Parker's suite inspired by Melba Patillo memoir.
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12. Ballroom inside Taborian Hall, remnant of Little Rock's historic West Ninth Street.
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13. Two words; Sister Rosetta Tharpe's place of birth.
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16. Swing and Big Band revivalists, The Bob ____ Sounds.
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18. Avant-garde tenor saxophonist, Pharoah _______.
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Thu, 10 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesArkansas Times Margarita Festival returnshttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/arkansas-times-margarita-festival-returns/Content?oid=17870373
https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/arkansas-times-margarita-festival-returns/Content?oid=17870373Leslie Newell Peacock
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THURSDAY 5/10
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ARKANSAS TIMES MARGARITA FESTIVAL
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6 p.m.-9 p.m. River Market Pavilions. $25.
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Margarita mavens, now's the time to strut your salt, at the second annual Arkansas Times Margarita Festival, with tequila by Don Julio. Mixologists from The Pizzeria, 109 & Co., O'Looney's & Loblolly Creamery, Taco Mama, Revolution Taco & Tequila Lounge, Cache, Doubletree-Bridges, La Terraza, the Ohio Club, Bleu Monkey Grill, Samantha's Tap Room and Wood Grill, Big Whiskey's and Ernie Biggs will put their own twist on tequila in the potent competition for Best Margarita, offering up samples of more than 20 varieties of the concoction. There will beer to cleanse the palate and Capt. Morgan Rum drinks, too, for sale, and Taco Mama and La Terraza will sell food to sponge up the spirits. Because you want your friends to see you having a good time, Colonial Wine & Spirits will provide a photo booth in which to set up your selfies; Latin ballroom Club 27 will provide music to move to. Those still standing can get into after-parties at Willy D's and Prost free with their wristbands. <i>LM</i>
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THURSDAY 5/10
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AUSTIN LUCAS
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9 p.m. White Water Tavern.
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It's a well-trod and beer-dank barroom floor, that intersection in the Venn diagram of country, punk, folk and rock. Austin Lucas' last album, "Between the Moon and the Midwest," sits as close to the sweet spot right in the middle as any you're likely to find this side of Uncle Tupelo or Rank & File. That 2016 album, inspired by a weed brownie-induced sleepless night, Cormac McCarthy and '60s psych-pop like Zombies and Os Mutantes, is a lovely collection of music, layered and textured with Lucas' twangy vibrato on counterpoint to an ever-present pedal-steel swooping and a chorus of guest spots from names familiar to the <i>Arkansas Times'</i> To-Do List: John Moreland, Lydia Loveless, Cory Branan, et al. Lucas' new commitment to strong production continues on his upcoming album, "Immortal Americans," which will be guided under the jumpsuited auspices of none other than Steve Albini. And that, y'all, is cooler'n hell and probably fuzzier'n anything else we're used to. But those acoustically inclined fans are in luck: Reports are that Lucas will be releasing a second album this year, "Field Recordings," a slab of stripped-down, acoustic recordings released by Last Chance Records. Fans at the White Water Tavern (his website calls it "our favorite bar in the world") surely will get a heaping helping of material from both. <i>JT</i>
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FRIDAY 5/11
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2ND FRIDAY ART NIGHT
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5-8 p.m. Galleries and other downtown venues.
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A lively May after-hours gallery cruise is on tap this Friday as Lost Forty serves samples of its craft brews to folks who take the rubber-wheeled trolley between art venues. Those who choose to walk will also be rewarded: There will be outdoor visual and performing artists on the plazas on either side of the Main Street bridge. All travelers will find new exhibitions at the Historic Arkansas Museum ("Secret Stories: Anais Dasse and Holly Laws," with live music by Sad Daddy); the Butler Center Galleries ("Andrew Rogerson: Landscapes"); River Market Books and Gifts ("46," by John Kushmaul); and Matt McLeod Fine Art Gallery (new work by Henry James). Returning to the lineup are the Antigallery at Sway, with works by LGBTQ artists and allies, and the Marriott Little Rock, with work by The Art Group Gallery members. Living history is the lure to the Old State House Museum, where there will be music from Michael Carenbauer, demonstrations of WWI life on the home front, Army camp life, Red Cross activities and more: Rally for women's suffrage! Gallery 221 features a "Round Robin" show with work by the gallery's second-floor artists (Mike Gaines, Michael Darr and Larry Crane), and Bella Vita Jewelry will be a shopping destination with harvest and gift items from Boggy Creek Beehives and Bell Urban Farm, set to the tunes of The Creek Rocks. The trolley will run continuously from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. <i>LNP</i>
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FRIDAY 5/11
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KELLER WILLIAMS
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8:30 p.m. Rev Room. $20.
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Keller Williams? Like the real estate company? No! Wait, Keller Williams, like the guy who — if you squint real hard — kinda looks and sounds like Jack Black? Yes, that one! But Keller Williams, to me, is like a jam scene Bert from "Mary Poppins," a whirling dervish of a one-man band that's all loop pedals and like half a dozen guitars strapped around his back, flitting back and forth onstage, from a Theremin on one side to a drum machine on the other. It's really a sight to behold. He's also a jam journeyman extraordinaire, collaborating with String Cheese Incident, pairing up with Leo Kottke, the progenitor to his own 12-string funk ("Freeker by the Speaker" is the grandson of "June Bug," no doubt), and an adherent of the greatest American band ever as a member of bluegrass Dead act Grateful Grass and leader of Grateful Gospel. That's only the tip of it. Williams is maybe the hardest working man on the circuit and his projects seem to multiply by the day. Where does he get the time? And where does he get the extra fingers? No 10-digited person should be able to play like that. He defines his solo sound as ADM: acoustic dance music. No doubt, if your butt is inclined to shake to slaps, thumps, pops, scrapes and fingerpicking, this is the place to be. Recommended starting place: the aforementioned "Freeker By the Speaker," his 2002 diss track to the crusty, wook-ish twirlers and dusty ravers that congregate like king rats at shows. It's a jam classic now, but 16 years ago it was the mind-blowing song of my own summer and still gets me psyched. <i>JT</i>
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FRIDAY 5/11
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JUSTIN MOORE
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7:30 p.m. First Security Amphitheater, River Market. $23-$50.
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Poyen's favorite son is maybe also the most famous current resident of Saline County. Right now, Justin Moore is 4x platinum, with three albums posting at No. 1 on the country charts, and one single that has the funniest title in years, "You Look Like I Need a Drink." His last album, 2016's "Kinda Don't Care," turned down the achy heart nostalgia and turned up the, well, it just straight up turned up. Suddenly, the minor key longing turned into major key songs of drinking and defiance ("Stuff like that makes me wish I had more middle fingers!") with the occasional synth wobble thrown in for good measure. It's a sort of triumphant move away from emo-country of "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" to a buzzed exasperation with the jackasses of the world that reminds you why country moved out to the sticks to begin with. Going back home is one of the most time-tested themes of country music, and this hometown gig from a country superstar is likely going to be a Jack-hoisting, hat-waving celebration local country fans won't want to miss. <i>JT</i>
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45TH ANNUAL TERRITORIAL FAIR
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10 a.m.-4 p.m. Historic Arkansas Museum. Free.
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There's new fare at this year's fair, thanks to free ice cream custom-made for the day by Loblolly Creamery and homemade root beer from Diamond Bear Brewing Co., but that's just part of the attraction of celebrating a day in May the way folks did a couple of hundred years ago. Weaver Louise Halsey, the Arts Council's 2017 Living Treasure, will demonstrate rag rug weaving, and master bladesmith Lin Rhea will be laboring over a hot fire in the blacksmith shop. There also will be Mother's Day card-making in the Old Print Shop with blocks made by Russellville woodcut artist Neal Harrington. Animals from Heifer International will lend a bit of woolly authenticity to the pre-statehood agrarian way of life and there will be demonstrations of natural dye making and cooking. Pioneer games involving zero need for screens or cellphone towers will return, along with performances by the Arkansas Country Dance Society and live music. The custom ice cream will take its inspiration from territorial days; you can vote on a name for the new flavor through the week on HAM's Facebook page. For heartier sustenance, Cypress Knee Food will have lunch for sale, including a territorial-themed specialty. <i>LNP</i>
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SATURDAY 5/12
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK MINI MAKER FAIRE, DELTAMADE
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10 a.m.-4 p.m. North Shore Riverwalk. Free.
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What greater testament to the human spirit is there than our knack for taking the stuff around us and make cool shit out of it? In one set of hands, a plank of cedar morphs into bevel siding for a log cabin; in another, it becomes a vehicle for imbuing a side of wild-caught salmon with earthy flavor. The North Little Rock Mini Maker Faire celebrates creators in all their forms — culinary, musical, technical, mechanical and otherwise. Stop by the north shore of the Arkansas River on Saturday to check out vibrant handbags from Ofaolain Leather; pendant crystals from Lane's Arcanum Toolkit; German-inspired fare from The Wunderbus; tabletop games from Little Rock Games; Drew Lovell's "Short Circuit"-inspired design for a real-life "Johnny Five" robot; handmade Bluetooth speakers from Rock City Thumps; hand-stamped jewelry from City Chick; denim from Raiz Apparel; music from Big Piph, John D Neal, Monsterboy and Rah Howard; macrame wall hangings from The Earth Divine; and a ton more. Stick around afterward for DeltaMade, a mini-festival (also free) featuring performances from Delta Region artists Big Piph, Charlotte Taylor and Dazz & Brie. <i>SS</i>
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SATURDAY 5/12
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QUAPAW QUARTER SPRING TOUR OF HOMES
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1 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m. Sun. $20-$150.
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It's a big year for this Little Rock springtime mainstay. The Quapaw Quarter Association is celebrating its silver 50th anniversary, and this, the 54th annual spring tour of homes, is honoring the 60th anniversary of the desegregation of Central High by focusing on some of the greatest homes in the Central High School Neighborhood Historical District. This year features six homes on Schiller, Summit and Battery streets, including the incredible Martin A. Sharp House, a Queen Anne-style home that marked the first construction on the block when it was purchased in 1899. It's one of our city's greatest neck-craners, and here's your chance to finally explore its interior, along with five other grand old Little Rock homes in this celebrated, architecturally significant neighborhood. The QQA takes to Philander Smith College on Saturday night for a candlelight dinner and silent auction staring at 5 p.m., followed by a private tour. Those tickets are available for $150. Sunday morning brings an 11 a.m. Mother's Day brunch to Curran Hall, to be followed by an early afternoon tour of homes. Those tickets are $50 per person, and include the after-meal tour. <i>JT</i>
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RELIVE YOUR PROM 2018
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7:30 p.m. Robinson Center. $69/singles, $99/couples.
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You know, I honestly can't remember anything about my prom. I was primed for a great night, but it sort of bleeds together with my equally pathetic graduation night. Seems like my favorite part of prom must have been my friend Brad, who shaved his beard into a Doc Holliday mustache for the occasion. You get promised some sort of color and magic through all the '90s teen movies you were raised on and end up getting Brad's mustache instead. Ain't that life. Me, I revile — I mean, relive — those years enough while searching for a scrap of meaning on my therapist's couch. But if you associate your teen years and prom with fun, dancing and drinks, and want to experience them for one more night, oh, brother, do I have an event for you. "Relive Your Prom 2018" offers adults the chance to party the night away downtown at Robinson Center with music, "mature beverages" and other adults turning back the clock. "Relive Your Prom" isn't just for folks who loved it the first time around, it's for people who want to take a mulligan on their old, disappointing prom nights: "Redeem Your Prom," if you will. Sounds fun. Groups of 12 get in for the discounted rate of $499, couples tickets are $99, and singles tickets are the very nice price of $69. <i>JT</i>
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CHICAGO
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7:30 p.m. Verizon Arena. $50-$90.
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Few bands draw a range of response like Chicago. Now entering its 51st year as a touring unit, with 24 studio albums under its belt, "the rock band with horns" has guided itself, in name at least, through virtually the entirety of contemporary rock history. Line up Chicago's albums and you'll get a pretty uneven oeuvre, but one album seems to stand out as an exemplary classic. 1970's "Chicago II," which the band will perform in its entirety Sunday night, is a proggy, big-band jazz-rock monster full of three-part harmonies, a DuPaul-trained horn section and some truly wild guitar moves by the late, great Terry Kath. Folks who were there may remember the album for "Ballet for a Girl In Buchannon" and "It Better End Soon," the two song cycles that occupy the bulk of the album. Younger heads will know it from Chicago's greatest song, "25 or 6 to 4" — still an unparalleled headbanger, as far as dad rock goes. (And, it just occurred to me, it's a riff bit clean off by Green Day on "Brain Stew.") The show's second half, which the band calls "the world's longest encore," runs down the group's greatest hits. Classic rockers, you know what to do. <i>JT</i>
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Thu, 10 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesEl Dorado amps up the Southern Food and Wine Festhttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/el-dorado-amps-up-the-southern-food-and-wine-fest/Content?oid=17574173
https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/el-dorado-amps-up-the-southern-food-and-wine-fest/Content?oid=17574173Lindsey Millar
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Bonnie Bishop had given it her all. The Texas native spent years on the Lone Star State's honky-tonk circuit, before landing a publishing deal in Nashville. Bonnie Raitt and the TV show "Nashville" each picked up one of her songs. But the grind got to her, and she called it quits, moved back home with her parents at 35 and applied to grad school. Then she met Dave Cobb, right around the time he was getting notice for producing country records with plenty of rock and soul in the mix for the likes of Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell and Chris Stapleton. Cobb said it was crazy she was trying to sing country music. You're a soul singer, he told her. That led to the pair collaborating on the 2016 album "Ain't Who I Was." American Songwriter magazine said, "Her vocals mix the Southern sass of Shelby Lynne with the guts of Susan Tedeschi, leaving room for a fair amount of Bonnie Raitt-styled grit and gumption," and said the album takes "'Dusty in Memphis' as its stylistic template and moves it into a contemporary, but not slick, setting." This is the last concert in the Oxford American's 2017-18 Americana Series. <i>LM</i>
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SOUTHERN FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL<br>
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With last year's opening of the Murphy Arts District's MAD Amphitheater and restaurant and venue The Griffin, the somewhat sleepy Southern Food & Wine Festival El Dorado has hosted the last three years gets a major jolt in year four. The masses will want to take note of Saturday's offerings: From 3-6 p.m. in the amphitheater, there will be a wine pour featuring a number of wineries; music from <b>Emily & Matt, Trey Johnson</b> and <b>Maggie Koerner;</b> and food available for purchase from food trucks. Admission is $20. At 8 p.m., also in the amphitheater, <b>Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit</b> returns to Arkansas after playing a January date at Robinson Center Performance Hall that sold out quickly. Over the last decade or so, Isbell has developed a reputation as one of the finest songwriters of his generation. The 400 Unit, Little Rock concertgoers reported, puts on a hell of a rock 'n' roll show, too. Even better, British folk-rock god <b>Richard Thompson</b> opens the show. A founding member of Fairport Convention, he's released more than 30 albums as a duet partner, with his ex-wife Linda Thompson, and alone. Rolling Stone magazine called him one of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Tickets run from $32.50 to $60. For those with deeper pocketbooks and an appreciation of fine cuisine and wine, at 7 p.m. Friday, acclaimed chefs from El Dorado, San Francisco and Paris will collaborate on a five-course dinner, each of which will be paired with wine. Sommeliers from New York and San Francisco will be making the selections. Tickets are $175 per person. More info at <a href="http://eldomad.com">eldomad.com</a>. <i>LM</i>
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<b> THROUGH SUNDAY 5/6 </b>
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9 a.m. Thu.-Sat., 11 a.m. Sun. Various venues. Free-$775.
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A bevvy of film enthusiasts, celebs, fun-seekers and corporate "changemakers" will descend upon Bentonville this week to celebrate the Bentonville Film Festival, Geena Davis' creative brainchild that celebrates inclusion and diversity in all forms of media. The six-day event is the culmination of the Bentonville Film Festival Foundation's year-long programming, and boasts an ambitiously overwhelming lineup of screenings, panel discussions, concerts and family activities: nearly 150 feature, documentary and short-film screenings (including 10 feature debuts), juried competition, a host of star-studded discussion panels (Meg Ryan will be honored with a Legacy Award), live concerts by acts like <b>Los Lobos</b>, group bike rides, a pet adoption drive, and a fully immersive Marvel experience. "Include" is the catchphrase for the event, which reflects Davis' personal charge to shift the film industry's culture. She founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media in 2004, which strives to "engage, educate and influence content creators, marketers and audiences about the importance of eliminating unconscious bias, highlighting gender balance, challenging stereotypes and creating role models and scripting a wide variety of strong female characters in entertainment and media." In its fourth year strong, the BFF is a project of epic proportions, one made possible by sponsors like Walmart and Coca-Cola. Day passes are $65 and week passes are $275, but plenty of events are free. Best to check the BFF website (or download the festival app, for that matter) for a full schedule of what's going on. <i>RB</i>
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5 p.m. Fri., 1 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Tom Lee Park, Memphis. $55-$125.
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It's time for Memphis in May again, y'all, that fantastic excuse to cross Old Man River and spend a few days sweating with our Tennessee neighbors to the east. You can pretty much count on it raining at least once. Sure, there are lots of activities that make up Memphis in May, but we all know that the true jewel is the legendary Beale Street Music Festival. Three full days of straight-up fantastic times and live music that make all of us Arkies more than a little bit envious. They've been doing the BSMF since 1990 and they know how to do it right: three days, three big stages, one blues tent and one blues "shack." It's no surprise to find good music in Memphis, of course, and the BSMF lineup this year is damn-near luscious. Big names include <b>Jack White, David Byrne, Erykah Badu, Queens of the Stone Age, Post Malone, Ludacris, Flaming Lips, Dashboard Confessional, Tyler the Creator, Alanis Morrisette, Cake, Delbert McClinton, Andrew W.K.</b> and more. This one's undoubtedly worth the drive. Hop in and head east. You'll be glad you did. <i>GH</i>
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<b> FRIDAY 5/4-SUNDAY 5/6 </b>
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TOAD SUCK DAZE<br>
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Consistently one of the very best things about Toad Suck Daze is the chance to mention it to out-of-staters and get that whole, "Umm, what's that again?" conversation going as they envision an Arkie festival crowd with mouths fulla amphibians. It's good for a laugh, at least until we remember that our leaders actually do have an annual raccoon-eating event every January. Toad Suck Daze has much better eats and entertainment, a free festival filling the streets of Conway with music and families every year. All proceeds from Toad Suck Daze (held since 1982) go to supporting local scholarship and downtown development. Come for the "Very Important Toad Races" (held intermittently throughout the festival) and stay late for the headlining bands. Toad Suck Daze 2018 features a family-friendly musical lineup that includes the funk/soul sounds of <b>Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal</b> headlining on Friday and the legendary <b>Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives</b> on Saturday. Sunday morning features praise and worship music beginning at 10 a.m. for those who want a little outdoor church time. If that's not enough good clean family fun for you, sign up for the official Toad Suck Daze 10K, 5K or Tadpole Trot. The Toad Suck T-shirt alone should be motivation enough. <i>GH</i>
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<b> FRIDAY 5/4 </b>
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'BALLET ARKANSAS IN CONCERT WITH DREW MAYS'<br>
7 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Arkansas Repertory Theatre. $30-$50.
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After last week's announcement that The Rep will be immediately suspending its operations, "Ballet Arkansas in Concert With Drew Mays" could be the last show to grace the stage for some time. The performance is part of a three-year series made possible by the Stella Boyle Smith Trust that marries live musical accompaniment with renowned works of classical and contemporary dance. Drew Mays, who won the Cliburn International Piano Competition, will back up an intricate pas de deux ("step of two") male-female duet by Agnes De Mille, work by Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, as well as world work by Ballet Arkansas Artistic Director Michael Fothergill. <i>RB</i>
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<b> FRIDAY 5/4 and SUNDAY 5/6 </b>
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<h3 class="content_h3">'TROUBLED ISLAND'<br>
7:30 p.m. (Friday) and 3 p.m. (Sunday). UA Pulaski Tech's Center for Humanities and the Arts. $13-$60.</h3>
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Famed composer William Grant Still broke all sorts of ground. He was the first African American to conduct a major American symphony and the first to have a symphony performed by a prominent orchestra. The Little Rock-raised composer was also the first African American to have an opera performed by an established opera company. Opera and the Rock presents that production, "Troubled Island," for the first time in Arkansas and featuring an all African-American cast of local and regional talent. Still collaborated on the libretto with Langston Hughes before Hughes left the project to cover the Spanish Civil War; librettist Verna Arvey completed the project with Still, and the two later married. The story is about Jean Jacques Dessalines, the African slave who liberated Haiti from the French and later became emperor of the country. UCA alumni Ronald Jensen-McDaniel and Nisheedah Golden star as Dessalines and his wife, Azelia. <i>LM</i>
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<b> SATURDAY 5/5 </b>
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<h3 class="content_h3">"BE LIKE JO: LITTLE WOMEN"<br>
2 p.m. Historic Arkansas Museum. Free, registration required.</h3>
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The Historic Arkansas Museum offers a sneak preview of the new PBS "Masterpiece" adaptation of "Little Women," followed by wholesome Civil War-period-themed activities. Premiering to the public May 13, the nine-part mini-series follows Louisa May Alcott's classic female bildungsroman of the four March sisters — Jo, Beth, Meg and Amy, and their virtuous matriarch, Marmee. The PBS version features Angela Langsbury as crotchety old Aunt March, joined by Michael Gambon (Professor Dumbledore in the last six Harry Potter films) as the Marchs' benevolent neighbor Mr. Laurence. Guests of the screening will get the chance to try their hand with a quill pen (as used by Jo) and explore other Little Women-era artifacts on the HAM grounds. This promises to be a delightfully feel-good event, a solid chance to bond with your mom. <i>RB</i>
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<b> SATURDAY 5/5 </b>
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<h3 class="content_h3">KANIS BASH<br>
Noon. Kanis Skate Park. Free.</h3>
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Kanis Park is one of those rare places that fully embody the local punk/DIY ethos, started and maintained for almost a decade by the work and money of the local skate community until the city and corporate pocketbooks kicked in big-time a couple of years ago for some much-needed improvements. It's one of those great, semi-hidden places in Little Rock that are easy to miss unless you have a reason to make it your destination. Consider this your reason. Kanis Bash 2018 is a full day of skateboarding, local bratty punk and building community. Come out to skate or watch, while the likes of <b>Life Sucks, 9th Professor, Skate Fast Die, Jethro Skull, UltraRiot</b> and <b>The Outbound Train</b> provide the soundtrack to what'll be both an epic day for the kids and a super flashback for the more seasoned set. <i>GH</i>
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<b> SUNDAY 5/6 </b>
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'GHOSTBUSTERS'<br>
8 p.m. The Root Cafe. Free.
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Movies in the (Root) Parking Lot continues its theme of nostalgia-inducing cult favorites with a screening of the original "Ghostbusters" Sunday night. Brought to SoMa by the Arkansas Cinema Society and the Downtown Little Rock Partnership, the series offers a good excuse to get outside and take the edge off your Sunday blues, drink some beer and chill with your neighbors. Food and snacks will be available from Shambala Mobile Vegan Kitchen, Adobo To Go and other food trucks. There will be a beer tent, courtesy of Lost Forty Brewing. Kids and dogs are welcome. BYOFolding Chair, BYOQuilt. <i>RB</i>
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Thu, 03 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesAdam and Chris Carroll come to White Water Tavernhttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/adam-and-chris-carroll-come-to-white-water-tavern/Content?oid=17574162
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Also, the Travs take on the Naturals.
<p>THURSDAY 5/3</p>
<p>Beloved Texas singer/songwriter <b>Adam Carroll</b> returns to the White Water Tavern, this time performing as a duo with his wife, <b>Chris Carroll</b>, 8 p.m. <b>Traveling Squirrels</b> and <b>Kyle Owen</b> play a benefit for the family of Dustin Andrew Searcy, an Arkansas musician who died recently, at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 8 p.m., $3 (all ages). Comedian <b>Mike Baldwin</b> yuks it up at The Loony Bin, 7:30 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 10 p.m. Fri-Sat, $8-12. <b>Tyrannosaurus Sketch</b> debuts at The Joint in North Little Rock, 8 p.m., $5. <b>Jay Roewe,</b> senior vice president of West Coast production at HBO, will participate in <b>"A Conversation about Film, Community and HBO"</b> with Arkansas Film Commissioner Christopher Crane about, among other things, the third season of "True Detective," which is filming in and around Fayetteville, 6 p.m., free, but reservations are requested. <b>"Southern Fried Nuptials"</b> continues at Murry's Dinner Playhouse, 6 p.m. (through Saturday), and 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sunday, $15-$35. <b>Chuck Pack</b> plays at Cajun's Wharf for happy hour, 5:30 p.m., free, or come later for <b>Pamela K. Ward's</b> set, 9 p.m., $5.</p>
<p>FRIDAY 5/4</p>
<p>Folk rockers <b>Blue Highway</b> channel the sounds of Texas and Louisiana at Stickyz, 8:30 p.m., $10. A month ago, 30 local musicians got together, drew names out of a bucket and were sorted into groups that were tasked with coming up with original music in four weeks. Those six groups perform short sets at White Water to benefit Lucie's Place, 9 p.m., $3. Arkansas natives Anna Moss and Joel Ludford, late of the Conway band Don't Stop Please, return to Little Rock as the delightful duo <b>Handmade Moments</b> to play South on Main, 9 p.m., $12. <b>Hoodoo Blues Revue</b> comes to Four Quarter Bar in North Little Rock, 10 p.m., $7. <b>Josh Hoyer & Soul Collosal</b> play along with <b>Alex Velte</b> at King's Live Music in Conway, 8:30 p.m., $5. <b>Fire & Brimstone</b> soundtrack happy hour at Cajun's Wharf, 5:30 p.m., free, and <b>The Woodpeckers</b> headline, 9 p.m., $5. Galleries on Central Avenue in Hot Springs are open from 5-9 p.m. for the monthly <b>Hot Springs Gallery Walk.</b></p>
<p>SATURDAY 5/5</p>
<p><b>Christone "Kingfish" Ingram</b> is a teenaged blues guitar virtuoso from Clarksdale, Miss., who graduated from high school last year. He comes to Stickyz the night after playing the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis and in advance of his much anticipated album debut, 9 p.m., $10 advance, $12 day of show. The 12-member party band <b>Big Damn Horns</b> blow their horns at Revolution, 9:30 p.m., $8. Arkansas's favorite psych-a-Delta duo <b>Tyrannosaurus Chicken</b> take a break from their work in the Ben Miller Band to play White Water, 9 p.m., $10. The Old Statehouse Museum hosts its annual <b>Seersucker Social</b> with food from Brewski's Pub and Grub, mint juleps (made from Rock Town Distillery bourbon) and craft beer from Lost Forty. The event benefits the museum's School Bus Fund, 3 p.m., $25-$100. <b>MarQuis & Mood</b> play a Cinco de Mayo Funk Fiesta that doubles as a celebration of <b>Marquis Hunt's</b> 50th birthday, 9 p.m., $15. Fayetteville party band <b>Cadillac Jackson</b> helps Four Quarter celebrate Cinco de Mayo, 10 p.m., $7<b>. The Arkansas Travelers</b> host the Northwest Arkansas Naturals at Dickey-Stephens Park, 5:30 p.m. The series continues Sunday (2:10 p.m.), Monday and Tuesday (7:10 p.m.). <b>Opal Agafia & The Sweet Nothings</b> share a bill with <b>The Going Jessies</b> at King's Live Music, 8:30 p.m., $5. <b>Adam Tilly</b> plays at Cajun's Wharf for happy hour, 5:30 p.m., free, or come later for <b>The Shame's</b> set, 9 p.m., $5. The Delta Cultural Center in Helena/West Helena opens its exhibition <b>"Over Here and There: the Sons and Daughters of Arkansas's Delta at War"</b> with a remembrance ceremony at 11 a.m., followed by the posting of colors.</p>
<p>SUNDAY 5/6</p>
<p><b>Amy Garland</b>, <b>Blues Boy Jag & the Juke Joint Zombies</b>, the <b>Akeem Kemp Band</b> and more play a benefit for Nightflying magazine that begins at 3 p.m. at White Water; Midtown Billiards hosts the after party. <b>Swimming with Bears</b> from Austin, Texas, play dance-y indie pop at Stickyz with <b>The Cuckoos</b> opening, $10 advance, $12 day of show.</p>
<p>TUESDAY 5/8</p>
<p>It's a jam-packed lineup of a wide variety at White Water, with sets from <b>Princeaus</b>, <b>Couch Jackets</b>, <b>Spirit Cuntz</b> and <b>9th Scientist</b>, 7 p.m.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY 5/9</p>
<p>Cleveland's <b>Mushroomhead</b> have been playing industrial metal for 15 years. The group comes to Revolution, 7:30 p.m., $20-25.</p>
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Thu, 03 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesAs the baseball bounceshttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/as-the-baseball-bounces/Content?oid=17573867
https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/as-the-baseball-bounces/Content?oid=17573867Beau Wilcox
A couple of weeks ago, I did what I do best around here: I delivered a hardcore jinx to a then-rolling Arkansas baseball team.
<p>A couple of weeks ago, I did what I do best around here: I delivered a hardcore jinx to a then-rolling Arkansas baseball team. The Sports Illustrated cover hex ain't got nothin' on Pearls.</p>
<p>The Hogs had surged to the top of the SEC West Division at the midway point of the schedule, and that was after facing five conference foes that were ranked in the Top 15 nationally. There were a couple of oh-so-close whiffs that could've even elevated the Hogs to the top spot in the country with a bit better execution at the plate with runners on base and cleaner fielding, but it was mighty hard to argue with the results.</p>
<p>Then a seemingly innocuous trip to Starkville shifted things sharply the other direction, as the Mississippi State Bulldogs, still reeling from their upstart young head coach Andy Cannizaro resigning three games into the season due to personal indiscretions, trotted their .500 team out onto the diamond and promptly won three straight from the Hogs. From 10-5 to 10-8 in an instant, Arkansas looked suddenly and shockingly vulnerable, and with the team vying for a national seed and an opportunity to host Regional and Super Regional rounds in the NCAA Tournament if it can get that far, dropping three to the floundering Dawgs wasn't a good sign.</p>
<p>The opener was the bullpen's fault, as Blaine Knight was staked to a 5-0 lead that should always be good enough for the Razorback ace. But he ran into some trouble in the middle innings, and the Hog bullpen threw gas on the fire while the offense sputtered after its hot start. The next two games in a Saturday doubleheader roughly went the same way: Arkansas cranked out 23 hits in the day-night affair, which should be more than enough to carry a competent team to at least a split. But the Razorbacks were again short on clutch hits, leaving 20 men stranded over the two games, and the starting pitchers (Kacey Murphy first, then Isaiah Campbell in the nightcap) came a little unglued the second time through the State order.</p>
<p>Campbell, to be clear, is the liability on the Arkansas staff at this point. He's got a prototype physique and arm, and solid mechanics, but his command betrays him far too often to be a reliable weekend starter. He's looked great at times and awful at others, and that's why Coach Dave Van Horn didn't hesitate to bring his signature quick hook to the mound on Sunday when the Hogs were trying to finish off Alabama. More on that momentarily, though.</p>
<p>At any rate, Arkansas seemed to be hitting that unexpected, nasty lull that has occasionally befallen the Hogs during even their best seasons under Van Horn. But given one last nonconference opportunity to shine, the Hogs seized it masterfully by wiping out fourth-ranked Texas Tech at Baum Stadium on Tuesday to get back on the winning track. Although nasty weather prevented the Razorbacks from taking two from the Red Raiders, the one victory — in which reliever Barrett Loseke shook off an uneven season with 4 2/3 innings of perfect, 10-strikeout relief — got Arkansas back in the groove, and the Hogs conclusively showed that by sweeping Alabama to register their third series sweep out of seven league series.</p>
<p>Bama is the bottom-dweller in the West but still a feisty group, and the Hogs had to win all three games in unconventional fashion. The finale on Sunday was an overlong mess of a game — eight Hog pitchers gave out 15 walks, but Bama was oddly punchless even with all the available runs to score — and Dominic Fletcher turned a Dylan Duarte fastball inside-out for a three-run homer to give the Hogs a lead they wouldn't relinquish. One weekend, the team looked lost and in peril, but it took about five days to restore confidence in the Diamond Hogs, and they have accordingly made it through 45 games with 32 wins, they're back atop the division, and with LSU, Georgia and Texas A&M remaining on the slate, winning a modest five of nine games would have the Razorbacks staring at a high seed in the conference tournament and an opportunity to firm up that national seed they've coveted.</p>
<p>They will have to address two pitching woes: Campbell's aforementioned issues and Matt Cronin's apparent bout with mononucleosis, which robs the Hogs of their shutdown closer for the foreseeable future. If he can recover in time for the postseason, he's still going to need opportunities to regain strength and shake off rust, and that's not a luxury that presents itself in May. However, Loseke's recent emergence earned him SEC Pitcher of the Week honors, and he's got the lively stuff that can bedevil a bunch of fastball yankers like those that are all over top-ranked Florida's lineup.</p>
<p>Arkansas has arguably its most well-equipped team for postseason success, as we've documented here before, because the lineup is loaded with experienced, disciplined hitters and young, fearless upstarts while the pitching staff is incredibly deep. There's also the sting of last year's Regional loss to Missouri State still lingering in the memory banks of the coaches and most of the roster, and it should help motivate this group to flourish in May rather than flounder.</p>
<p>(This Pearls is dedicated to the memory of David McCollum, a quiet giant among sportswriters in Arkansas for decades who died Monday afternoon. This moonlighting columnist learned much under David's tutelage in many years of toiling at the Log Cabin Democrat, but mostly he valued him as a mentor and friend for years. Godspeed, D-Mac, and heartfelt condolences to Beverly and Gavin.)</p>
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Thu, 03 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesA Q&A with Low Key Arts' Sonny Kayhttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/a-qanda-with-low-key-arts-sonny-kay/Content?oid=17573584
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How the penny dropped.
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Visual artist, founder of the Gold Standard Laboratories record label, frontman for punk rock outfits Angel Hair and The VSS and now, executive director of Hot Springs' <a href="http://www.lowkeyarts.org/" target="_blank">Low Key Arts</a>, Sonny Kay's DIY approach to new projects is a part of upbringing: He credits an unconventional childhood, moving around the world with a father pursuing a career as a film director and a mother who knew how to adapt quickly <g class="gr_ gr_122 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" id="122" data-gr-id="122" style="">in</g> new surroundings. After many years in Las Vegas (and before that, Los Angeles), working on graphic design and visual art projects, a job popped up "out of left field" at a small arts organization called Low Key Arts in Hot Springs National Park in the middle of Arkansas. And Kay leapt.<br>
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Here's an excerpt from a conversation I had with Kay earlier this year:
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<b>What drew you into taking the Low Key Arts executive director position?</b>
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I spent 14 years running a record label, which was definitely an exercise in orchestrating lots of people and lots of things, having a whole bunch of stuff going on at once all the time, and just being in a hive of activity. Then I spent the next 10 years freelancing — basically, being at home doing art by myself. There was definitely an element of group-project-aspect of something like Low Key Arts that was missing.
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I definitely felt a little isolated. I'd managed to publish a book of my art. It wasn't that it wasn't fulfilling or rewarding in its own way, but I missed being at the <g class="gr_ gr_118 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace" id="118" data-gr-id="118">center</g> of a lot of energy and excitement. Sometimes the best you can do is listen to yourself, and this is a good example. I was definitely at a crossroads for a period of <g class="gr_ gr_120 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep" id="120" data-gr-id="120">years,</g> and wasn't sure which way to go.
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This came up, and it was like, "Oh, yeah, that could be really incredible," and so I set caution aside and just did it.
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<b>Throughout your life, you've been at the <g class="gr_ gr_82 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace" id="82" data-gr-id="82">center</g> of making things happen. What draws you in?</b>
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I think a big part of it is having parents that were similar, especially my mom. My mom is a very practical and pragmatic <g class="gr_ gr_101 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep" id="101" data-gr-id="101">person,</g> and was always an excellent example throughout my life growing up. We moved around a lot when I was young, and were never all that financially secure, so experiencing her reaction to that and her willingness to adapt to these different situations and her motivation and her willingness to keep expanding her definition of herself was amazing. I didn't realize it at the time, but as an <g class="gr_ gr_96 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="96" data-gr-id="96">adult</g> I'm very proud of her and I feel like more than any single person in my life she's been a huge influence for me and a role model.
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I find taking the initiative and just being willing to redefine yourself really compelling. There's some aspect of me that is also a bit of a control freak that likes being at the helm and feeling like I'm a motivator for other people. I'm a naturally creative person and I feel like sometimes that's best suited to a singular <g class="gr_ gr_115 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace" id="115" data-gr-id="115">endeavor</g> — like making art — and sometimes it's more useful in the world to collaborate with other people. I feel as though I'm at my best when I'm firing on all cylinders and at the <g class="gr_ gr_116 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace" id="116" data-gr-id="116">center</g> of something that's creating a positive change around me.
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<b>Describe what your childhood was like a little more. Was there a seed that really sparked your DIY ethos?</b>
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My parents were an unusual couple in the sense that my dad was twice as old as my mom. He was American and my mom was English. Basically, a month after they were married, they were pursuing his career as it took these strange turns around the globe. My dad was a film director and the constant moving was a result of that. His career, at that point, had <g class="gr_ gr_81 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling" id="81" data-gr-id="81">apexed</g> and things were declining for him.
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My mom was young and slightly naive and a little bit swept off her feet, thrilled about <g class="gr_ gr_107 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace" id="107" data-gr-id="107">traveling</g> to all these exotic places. There were a couple of situations where we'd land in these places and everything fell apart, to where we had to struggle to figure out what to do next. So that was the reality I was born into. The improvised energy that came with that I think at this point is in my DNA.
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When I was about 15 or 16 and living in Colorado, my grandfather came over from England to visit us at Christmas. I asked him to bring me a bunch of records from England that were difficult to find at the time — this would have been around 1987. He showed up with this fistful of Joy Division and Cure records I'd asked for.
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One day I was poring over these records, rambling on about these groups and he stopped me and <g class="gr_ gr_110 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="110" data-gr-id="110">asked</g> "Why don't you start your own group?" Honestly, the idea had never <g class="gr_ gr_80 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="80" data-gr-id="80">occured</g> to me. He said something like, "Why be content to be a follower?" At the time, I thought I knew everything — and, you know, when you're a teenager you rebel against everything, even your wise old grandfather speaking the truth of the universe to you.
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At the time, I disregarded what he was saying, but there's something about that that planted a kernel of something in my mind. It really took him saying that to me for me to start to embrace the idea of DIY and involving myself in what — up to that point — I'd only been a fan or bystander of. Even though there were a thousand examples of teenagers starting bands and putting out records, it took a man in his 70s to say that to me for the penny to drop.
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<b>You'll take on music programming for the Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival. What are you excited about?</b>
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I'm still absorbing all this information and mapping it out in my mind. I'm fascinated to see it go from point A to point B to point C. I feel a little bit like an anthropologist in this situation where I'm a newcomer experiencing something that's a cultural staple in that area. And I've been tasked with not necessarily improving it, but growing it and diversifying it, developing it, so I want to see where it's at before I can take any practical measures to do any of those things.
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Thu, 03 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesA Marvel 'Infinity'
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https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/a-marvel-infinity/Content?oid=17573569Sam Eifling
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The umpteenth installment of the Avengers.
<p>The week that "Avengers: Infinity War" dropped was clearly a race to see the movie before the internet ruined it for you. The movie cleared almost a quarter-billion dollars its first weekend, a record, because spoilers were everywhere — on Facebook (even as memes), in conversations, in the air itself, settling on the world like fine volcanic ash. Someone I know literally ran from two dads he heard chatting about the movie at a train station. Another friend mourned when he came across TMI online. "Look, I get it, being online more than 48 hours after an enormous movie opening that's right in my wheelhouse is like skipping blindfolded through a minefield," he tweeted. "Still, it kinda sucks that it happened."</p>
<p>The 19th (or is it 100th?) installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, America's favorite telenovela, is so damn big and so damn dramatic in its stakes that you're going to hear about it eventually, somewhere, from someone. I'm not going to tip anything further here, except to say that while "Black Panther" was the better film, "Infinity War" wins for the most shocking Marvel outing yet. This will be a movie kids talk about in 20 or 30 years the way a certain earlier generation remembers when Optimus Prime died in "Transformers: The Movie." (Ah, heck, 1986 spoiler alert.)</p>
<p>Since 18 other movies and literally dozens of characters have been spiraling toward this moment, it may take a sec to catch up, but here's the big open. Thanos, the supervillanous space titan who's been lurking in these films since "The Avengers" in 2012 (gaaaaah, we're all old) has finally sprung his plan to collect a half-dozen of these macguffins called infinity stones and use them to wield nigh-godlike powers. Josh Brolin plays the giant purple thug; first thing he does out of the gate is out-wrestle the Hulk and whip Thor and Loki, establishing firmly that everyone is screwed.</p>
<p>From there, it's a jumble of plots and pair-offs, in a nearly "Game of Thrones" style: Iron Man, Dr. Strange and Spider-Man go to space together! Vision (and the stone in his forehead) and Scarlet Witch have a big relationship talk in Scotland, then get ambushed by Thanos' goons, only to get bailed out by Captain America! Thor goes in search of a massive space forge with Rocket and Groot, while Drax and Gamora and Mantis chase after the Collector and run into Thanos! Bucky's in Wakanda! If any of that sentence didn't make sense, don't worry, you've got only 10 years of comic book movies to catch up on and Amazon streaming is now a thing.</p>
<p>The usual hosannas apply to "Infinity War," which like its predecessors sets the outer boundary of what you can see on a screen and convince your brain is really happening. The humor keeps things light, despite an incredibly heavy plot that has, at stake, half the beings in the entire universe. The performances are ... hell, who can even tell, really? Brolin likely gets more lines than anyone else — more than any other MCU film, this is a villain's film. He offers a surprising amount of depth and heart (perverse though it is) and becomes, in a sense, the only character who seems to be driving, rather than flinching at, the events in motion. You're not going to understand his mission (as a plot device it's amazing; as a character-driven story, it's a head-scratcher) but there are absolutely stakes, and if this bastard wins, well ... .</p>
<p>Eventually these films are going to have to slim down. There's simply too much noise, too many moving parts, for this to be sustainable as a structure for filmmaking. The good news: The outcome of "Infinity War" ensures that Marvel will be able to focus more on characters, which, ultimately, is why people keep shelling out to see these flicks. Chances are we'll look back at "Infinity War" as a high-water mark of a certain kind of moviemaking, admire it, and count ourselves glad that nothing else since quite matched its scale and ambition. There will be more Marvel movies; with any luck, there will never be another "Infinity War."</p>
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Thu, 03 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesThe Arkansas Literary Festival returnshttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/the-arkansas-literary-festival-returns/Content?oid=17331443
https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/the-arkansas-literary-festival-returns/Content?oid=17331443Leslie Newell Peacock
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THURSDAY 4/26-SUNDAY 4/29
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ARKANSAS LITERARY FESTIVAL
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Various times. Various venues. Free-$40.
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In case you missed last week's <i>Arkansas Times</i> cover story, here's a reminder that the Arkansas Literary Festival is back, and it's giving readers a chance to connect with authors, illustrators and fellow bookworms in real live meatspace. Highlights include a bread-baking demo from Fayetteville native Martin Philip, a banjoist and the current head baker at King Arthur Flour; a concert from rockabilly royalty Wanda Jackson; tons of free children's programming, including the "Wickedly Free Book Fair" Saturday; Mackenzi Lee's tour of "Bygone Badass Broads" in history; a talk from author Jamie Quatro in a 175-year-old church; a tutorial on duck calls from author Mike Lewis; a Lou Reed tribute concert at Four Quarter Bar; a boozy history of Arkansas beer at Flyway Brewing; a Sudoku and crossword puzzle competition; a screening of the documentary "Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise" preceded by a look at Angelou's memoir; Ken Ilgunas' case for opening private property for public recreation; a visit from the Pulaski County Humane Society's mobile adoption vehicle; a catalogue of "Beautifully Grotesque Fish of the American West"; the <i>Arkansas Times</i>' "Pub or Perish" reading throwdown with Traci Berry as host; and much more. To make some bookish plans, visit <a href="http://arkansasliteraryfestival.org">arkansasliteraryfestival.org</a> for the full schedule. <i>SS</i>
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THURSDAY 4/26
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MOLLY MCCULLY BROWN, SETH PENNINGTON
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7 p.m. The Joint Theater & Coffeehouse. $35.
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The eugenics movement in the U.S. during the early 20th century feels, if not geographically, at least chronologically distant. Historians disagree about the motivations of so-called "racial betterment" plans, and about the extent to which California and other state programs influenced similar movements in Nazi Germany. Few of them disagree that the practices of forced sterilization and isolation of people deemed genetically "unfit" were morally repugnant. Still, remnants of state institutions like "The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded" (now, the Central Virginia Training Center) remain. In her acclaimed book of the same name, poet Molly McCully Brown reminds us that such institutions are not so removed at all and, in fact, makes them feel as if they are within earshot. Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy, gives those ghosts not only a voice, but whole lives teeming with questions about dignity, faith and what it means to inhabit a body that friends, family and strangers alike struggle to understand. She'll read for this episode of "Potluck and Poison Ivy," and she's joined by Seth Pennington, editor of Sibling Rivalry Press and author of "Tertulia," which he calls a collection of "love letters to manhattans, meteor showers and mononucleosis; to friends hundreds of miles apart; to the great love I sleep with." Brown and Pennington are joined by John Burnette, a velvet-voiced guitarist whose ballad "She Called Him Jim," from Burnette's eponymous debut, belongs in the permanent canon of heartbreak songs. <i>SS</i>
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FRIDAY 4/27-SUNDAY 5/6
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ARTS & THE PARK
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Various times, venues, Hot Springs. Map at <a href="http://hotspringsarts.org">hotspringsarts.org</a>.
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The Spa City exercises its cultural muscle for 10 days with exhibitions, poetry slams, dramatic performances and music, along with demonstrations of some good old-fashioned arts: cooking, pine-needle basketmaking, weaving and spinning. The fourth annual event, sponsored by the Hot Springs Cultural Alliance, has added artist and craftsman studio tours to the lineup, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 28-29; 20 studios in Hot Springs and two in Glenwood are participating (maps and full event schedule available at <a href="http://hotspringsarts.org">hotspringsarts.org</a>). Fortunately, almost every day of the festival starts at 7 a.m. and runs into the evening, so besides getting your tours in you can also see exhibits at various galleries and other venues. Some particulars that illustrate the great diversity of the programming: Find "A Journey in Self-Publishing with Jessica Key" on April 29; the Hot Springs Architectural Tour on Monday, April 30; the "Art of the Roast" on Tuesday, May 1; "Wednesday Night Poetry featuring Kai Coggin" on May 2; a local author book fair, a gold-leafing workshop with Randall Good and a Jazz Night at the Ohio Club on Thursday, May 3; an influx of food trucks and music by Christine DeMeo on Friday, May 4; a chalk walk, an Arkansas Arts Center Children's Theater production and Blues After Dark on Saturday, May 5; and singer Sylvia Stems on Sunday, May 6. That's just a tiny sample of what are full days of art experiences to be had. A launch party from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Mid-America Science Museum will feature improvisational dance with bubbles as a celebration of the intersection of art and science, an exhibition of the work of Gary Simmons in the Pop-Up Gallery and a presentation of the 2018 Arts Ambassador Award to Davis Tillman. There will be eats and drinks, too. Tickets to the launch party, available at <a href="http://hotsprings.org/launch-party-tickets">hotsprings.org/launch-party-tickets</a>, are $30 in advance or $35 at the door. <i>LNP</i>
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FRIDAY 4/27
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HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF, WAXAHATCHEE
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8:30 p.m. Rev Room. $20.
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It must have been a very different thing to see Hurray for the Riff Raff in 2015, when the band landed in Little Rock as part of the Oxford American's concert series. "Small Town Heroes" was still fresh, and Alynda Lee Segarra's scholarly hymns to Appalachia were on full display, borrowing from Woody Guthrie and Hope Sandoval and offering an answer to folk's history of murder ballads from the perspective of the victim floating down the river. 2017's "The Navigator," by contrast, sets Segarra in a warehouse party, trading partners against a bouncing nightclub bass beat for "Hungry Ghost," spilling Dylan-esque narratives and voguing on a rooftop with an army of urbanites for "Livin' in the City" or sounding the trumpet for a Latino/trans/Muslim/woman/immigrant resistance, as in "P'alante." The "power to the people" element is no less visible than it was in the band's past, but with "The Navigator," that march moves to the beat of bongos, not banjos. They're joined here by Waxahatchee, the evolving rock confessional project from Birmingham native Katie Crutchfield (with her sister and longtime songwriting partner, Allison, on keys and vocals). Their harmonies and guitar riffs leave me wanting to cue up Lush's first album and see what 1992 sounds like from 2018. Icing on the cake: Japanese Breakfast, the bedroom-pop-turned-outer-space-pop project from Michelle Zauner, performs with Snail Mail at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack just down the street, and your ticket for the Rev Room show gets you into Stickyz for free. <i>SS</i>
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SATURDAY 4/28
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CHAINS FOR A CHANGE
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8 a.m.-3 p.m. Reservoir Park. $60.
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The first ever "Chains for a Change" disc golf tournament and fundraiser is Saturday at Reservoir Park, and if you're into the sport (one that's growing in the state), this event is a great way to support the community and pick up some tips. The tournament is for teams of two and has three divisions: recreational, amateur and professional. Regardless of skill level, the entry fee is $60. That fee covers lunch, snacks and plenty of local craft beer. The tournament benefits Little Rock Parks and Recreation volunteer programs like Adopt-a-Flowerbed, Adopt-a-Park, Adopt-a-Trail, Volunteer Park Rangers, Junior Park Rangers and the Little Rock disc golf community. Attendees and players will be able to win prizes, play games and enter a raffle. (Raffle ticket purchasers will have access to the food and beer, too.) Credit and debit cards will be accepted at the course. Contact Karen Sykes at 442-7320 or <a href="mailto:ksykes@littlerock.gov">ksykes@littlerock.gov</a> for more information. <i>JL</i>
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SATURDAY 4/28
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'ART IN ITS NATURAL STATE'
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9 a.m.-9 p.m. Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, Petit Jean Mountain.
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Nine temporary outdoor artworks installed at Petit Jean State Park overlooks and meadows and on the property of the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute will be unveiled Saturday morning. Arkansas and regional artists whose work was chosen during a competition will be on hand to talk about their work and its relation to the Arkansas environment; food trucks will provide the nourishment; and partner institutions, including the Arkansas Arts Center, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, the Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, State Parks and others, will offer demonstrations, performances and interactive events. The morning kicks off on WRI's front lawn and shuttles will transport visitors to the sculpture sites. Daytime events, including demonstrations, are free; tickets to a 5:30 p.m. reception on the tennis court, which will feature music by the symphony's Rockefeller Quartet and Bonnie Montgomery, are $50. Register for both free and paid events on <a href="http://eventbrite.com">eventbrite.com</a>. Participating Arkansas artists include collaborators Phoebe Lickwar and Laura Terry, and Sabine Schmidt, all of Fayetteville; Russell Lemond of Little Rock; and Marshall Miller of Hot Springs. The sculptures will remain in place for a year. <i>LNP</i>
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SATURDAY 4/28
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AMASA HINES
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9 p.m. Rev Room. $12-$15.
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Against the backdrop of a saffron wall at Fellowship Hall Sound and a "Strawberry Fields" repeating pattern on the keyboard, an electrical current seems to pour from Amasa Hines frontman Joshua Asante's mouth. His outpour — which sounds to me like "that blue kind of feeling/Such a cruel time to leave me" — is woven in with the song's namesake, the fictional blind swordsman "Zatoichi." It's the video for an exploratory single from the group's forthcoming five-song EP, "Ivory Loving Glass," and a harbinger of what audiences may hear on Amasa Hines' string of dates across the Southern United States with Tropicalia-soul purveyors Chicano Batman. Catch Amasa Hines here at home, in the middle of that run, with the inimitable girl-gang duo <b>Dazz & Brie</b> warming things up. <i>SS</i>
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SUNDAY 4/29
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DANCE MONKEY DANCE
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8 p.m. Four Quarter Bar. Free.
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God only knows what Doug Dicharry could do with an extra set of arms and legs, but he gets by pretty well with only a pair of each and a loop machine. Pulling from a toybox too full of instruments to inventory (trumpet, trombone, guitar, kick drum and a kazoo rigged up to a microphone with masking tape, to name a few), Dicharry MacGyvers everything from a looped version of "(Your Love Keeps Liftin' Me) Higher and Higher" (easily the highlight of the "Ghostbusters 2" soundtrack, right?) to a wrenching a cappella anti-DAPL plea, "Don't Dig Up My Graveyard." <i>SS</i>
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SUNDAY 4/29
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RUBY THE HATCHET, HEAVY TEMPLE, TEMPUS TERRA
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8 p.m. Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack. $10.
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Heads up! Weird proggy outer space rock isn't just for dudes. Exhibit A: this show, with women at the core of every one of the heavy acts on the bill. Ruby the Hatchet, a Philadelphia-based outfit with theatrical vocalist Jillian Taylor at the forefront, makes a stop here on the last leg of its U.S. tour. (Think: Ozric Tentacles covers Warlock.) Ruby's joined by Heavy Temple, a fellow Philadelphian doom rock outfit with women at the core, and our own local heavy rockers Tempus Terra. <i>SS</i>
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WEDNESDAY 5/2
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TAV FALCO'S PANTHER BURNS
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8 p.m. White Water Tavern. $10-$15.
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For a few decades now, Tav Falco's art has been so reliably far ahead of the curve that by the time our musical zeitgeist has bestowed favor on a particular musicological corner, Falco has already been blending it with five other performance mediums. And then adding tambourine and a belly dancer. Or, as Robert Palmer put it, "He was post-modern when post-modern wasn't cool." His act — equal parts David Lynch, John Waters and Ennio Morricone — goes up Wednesday night in the sort of dive suited for him, as he aspires to do, to "stir up the dark waters of the unconscious." High-art honky-tonk hellraiser/darling <b>Bonnie Montgomery</b> opens the show. <i>SS</i>
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Thu, 26 Apr 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesEarl & Them comes to Cajun's Wharfhttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/earl-and-them-comes-to-cajuns-wharf/Content?oid=17331155
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Also, Del Shores returns to the Weekend Theater.
<p>THURSDAY 4/26</p>
<p><b>"Moonlight and Magnolias"</b> goes up for one weekend only at the Elks Lodge, North Little Rock, 7:30 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 2:30 p.m. Sun., $14-$16. <b>Jersey</b> goes for laughs at The Loony Bin, 7:30 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat., $8-$12. Folk singer <b>Tim Easton</b> lands at the White Water Tavern, 9 p.m. <b>"Forward March!"</b> is the last concert of the Little Rock Wind Symphony's masterworks season, and features a Sousa march of the audience's choosing, 7:30 p.m., Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, $15. <b>Brian Nahlen</b> and <b>Nick Devlin</b> duet at Cajun's Wharf for happy hour, 5:30 p.m., free, or come later for <b>Mother Hubbard's</b> set, 9 p.m., $5.</p>
<p>FRIDAY 4/27</p>
<p><b>Earl & Them</b> of the renowned Cate Brothers lineup return to Cajun's Wharf with blues you can dance to, 9 p.m., $5. <b>Marie/Lepanto</b> (Will Johnson and Justin Peter Kinkle-Schuster) give a cozy basement concert at The Undercroft, 8 p.m., $20. Drag artist Hairy Kate-Olsen hosts <b>"Hairyoke"</b> at Club Sway, 9 p.m. <b>The Big Dam Horns</b> get loud at The Joint Theater & Coffeehouse, 8:30 p.m., $7. <b>Benadriil, ChimpChimpChimp, Wavepool</b> and <b>The Streakers</b> share a punk rock bill at Vino's, 7:30 p.m., $7. Arkansas musicians <b>Barrett Baber</b> and <b>Erin Enderlin</b> share a bill at Kings Live Music in Conway, 8:30 p.m., $5. <b>The Rios</b> bring their soul and spark to Maxine's, 8 p.m. Bluesman <b>Lightnin' Malcolm</b> channels his juke joint tutelage at White Water, 9:30 p.m. Organist Jason Pennington-Saugey performs works by Hindemith, Reger and Mozart at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral for <b>"Walpurgisnacht!",</b> 7 p.m., free. <b>Kadela</b> gets psychedelic at Four Quarter Bar with EDM beats and live instrumentation, 10 p.m., $7. <b>Howard & Skye</b> duet at Hibernia Irish Tavern, 7:30 p.m. Soprano <b>Mary Sandell</b>, alto <b>Diana Salesky</b>, tenor <b>Kyle Davis</b>, and bass <b>David Farwig</b> join the <b>University of Arkansas at Monticello Concert Choir</b> and a 25-piece orchestra for a performance of Mozart's <b>"Requiem"</b> at Calvary Baptist Church, 5700 Cantrell Road, 7:30 p.m., $20. Clarinetist <b>Yoonah Kim</b> performs Bernstein, Sibelius and more with the <b>Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra</b> at Central High School, 7:30 p.m., $10. <b>Highway 124</b> plays a set at Oaklawn Racing & Gaming's Silks Bar & Grill, 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat., or catch <b>The Pink Piano Show</b> at Pops Lounge, 5 p.m. Fri.-Sat., free. Elsewhere in Hot Springs, <b>Mister Lucky</b> takes the stage at The Big Chill, 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat.</p>
<p>SATURDAY 4/28</p>
<p>Bard/wisecracker <b>Kevin Kerby & Battery</b> hold court at the White Water, 9:30 p.m. Georgeanne Yehling, Selena Gordon, Meredith Short Loy and others entertain for THEA Foundation's <b>"Into the Blue"</b> gala, 6 p.m., Center for Humanities and Arts, UA Pulaski Tech, $100-$250. <b>Kevin Hart</b> brings his "Irresponsible" tour to Verizon Arena, 7 p.m., $28-$128. Ballet Arkansas invites the public to attend free afternoon classes and a chat with the artistic directors and dancers in its Main Street studio for <b>"D</b><b>anceworks,"</b> 10 a.m.-4 p.m., donations accepted, see <a href="http://balletarkansas.org">balletarkansas.org</a> for details. <b>Lee Conell</b> reads from her work at the Argenta Reading Series, 6:30 p.m., 421 Main Street, donations. Songwriter <b>Billy Jeter</b> performs at South on Main, 9 p.m., $10. <b>Ben Byers</b> plays for happy hour at Cajun's, 5:30 p.m., free, or join <b>Rock Candy</b> for a late-night set, 9 p.m., $5. Comedians Gene Berry, Playa Mook, Amber Glaze and others entertain for <b>"Drinks 'n' Jokes"</b> at The Joint, 8 p.m., $10. Bass-baritone <b>Robert Holden</b>, mezzo-soprano <b>Kelley Ponder</b> and tenor <b>Ethan Ezell</b> join the <b>UA Little Rock Community Chorus and Concert Choir</b> for a performance of Mendelssohn's <b>"Elijah</b>" oratorio, 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 800 S. Scott St., $20. <b>Freeverse</b> breaks out its phinest jams at Stickyz, 9:30 p.m., $6. The open-air <b>Bernice Garden Vintage and Craft Market</b> offers vintage, antique and upcycled/recycled treasures from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. <b>Anne Farris Rosen</b> discusses the work of her late father, John Herber, a civil rights journalist, 6 p.m., Clinton School of Public Service, free.</p>
<p>SUNDAY 4/29</p>
<p>Playwright Del Shores ("Sordid Lives," "Southern Baptist Sissies") performs <b>"Six Characters in Search of a Play"</b> at The Weekend Theater, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., or <b>Brunch with Del Shores</b> at 610 Center St., 11 a.m., see <a href="http://centralarkansastickets.com">centralarkansastickets.com</a> for details. Rev Room hosts a <b>Singer's Extravaganza</b> with performances from Dr. I.J. Routen, Crissy P., Faron Rashelle, Haywood King, Osyrus Bolly and more, 8 p.m., $10. Arkansas Festival Ballet pairs "Beauty and the Beast" with Flyway Brewing for <b>"Beer and Ballet,"</b> 4:30 p.m., 5400 Centerwood Road, $35. <b>Bone Thugs-n-Harmony</b> give a concert at the Clear Channel Metroplex, 8 p.m., $35-$49.</p>
<p>TUESDAY 5/1</p>
<p><b>The Chemtrailblazers</b> and <b>Big Still River</b> share a bluegrass-y bill at the White Water, 9 p.m., $5.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY 5/2</p>
<p><b>Vandoliers</b> bust out the uptempo, fiddle-forward rock riffs at Stickyz, 8 p.m., $7-$10.</p>
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Thu, 26 Apr 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesA Q&A with Matthew Shiner of 'The Lion King.https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/a-qanda-with-matthew-shiner-of-the-lion-king/Content?oid=17330852
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On making lightning.
<p>Two things are abundantly clear if you've already seen Julie Taymor's stage adaptation of Disney's "The Lion King." First, you know exactly why that ticketing confirmation was so insistent that you be in your seat before the downbeat of the opening number. With that pageant as precedent-setter, Taymor's show keeps much of the animated film's dialogue and music intact, and somehow manages to transcend both, and its revised focus on the "women" of Pride Rock makes for some moments of profound emotional scope — Mukelisiwe Goba's gender-swapped Rafiki, for one, who leads the a cappella "Nao Tse Tsa," an agonizing lament for the fallen Mufasa that plumbs emotional depths the film's original musical numbers never could. (Sorry, Sir Elton.) Secondly, you know there's got to be some sort of mastermind behind the curtains making sure the whole Japanese bunraku-inspired, pan-African spectacle goes off without a hitch. It's a delicate hybridization of dance and engineering, and mechanics are everything. That mastermind would be Matthew Shiner, production stage manager for the national tour of "The Lion King." We talked with Shiner about the show, which is being staged at Robinson Center Performance Hall through May 6.</p>
<p><b>Do you recall your very first impression of Disney?</b></p>
<p>I grew up in Southern California, so Disneyland was always the face of Disney for me, and there was always a sense of that magic and immersive quality of entertainment. I think the first Disney movie I really remember is "Mary Poppins," to be honest with you — and just being amazed at the time with how high-tech that was, with live action jumping into the animated part of it. ... It'd be an amazing shock if I could go back and tell 7-year-old Matthew that, one day, he would be a part of that in a very special way. I don't think he would have believed me.</p>
<p><b>How long have you been doing this show?</b></p>
<p>Two and a half years. July will be my third anniversary with this production.</p>
<p><b>Does it get old?</b></p>
<p>You know what? No. It's funny – my parents used to ask me that question. And that's one of the best parts about touring with the show. You get to a brand-new venue, and we hire, like, 30-something local crew in every city, so we start working with new people. It's a new building and a new layout, with new challenges. And then we get to a new city, so when we're not in the theater, we can go explore the city and find the best barbecue place, and find the best bagel place and a good local coffee shop. And that helps us keep the energy going. But also, the audience's reaction to the show is always sort of amazing and over the top, and it gives you energy to go backstage and do the same show. ... You've got people doing the show who have been doing it for 10, 15, or some original company members on Broadway who have been doing it for 20 years. There's something special about this show where it never quite feels old.</p>
<p><b>What's the worst mishap? I know there must be all sorts of little "insurances" and backup plans in place, but were there any last-minute saves?</b></p>
<p>There are times when things don't work, or don't work as planned. You know, a mike goes out, or a costume change goes awry backstage. A zebra leg falls off in the wings. But you know, the audience doesn't really ever notice any of that. We have a well-versed contingency plan, so anything that could happen has happened at some point in the 20 years of "Lion King" history. ... The worst thing that has ever happened to me on the show is that we had a weird power surge during intermission in Baltimore, which threatened to stop every moving piece on set. My crew — during intermission — jumped, opened the deck, rewired a couple of things, got it done. Although the intermission was a little longer than we'd have liked, we got the show goin'. So it's those things that are out of our control that scare us the most.</p>
<p><b>The imagery from Julie Taymor's design is so well known at this point. How do you still delight anyone, given that part of our delight is from that element of surprise?</b></p>
<p>Oh! That's interesting. Well, I think there's something magical about the live event, sitting in the room, where you see these people transformed into giraffes and birds and elephants, and sort of the simple purity of how we do it. There's not a lot of high-tech in the show. The show is simply people on stage telling a story, and the way that we chose to keep its humanity — in a story that is basically about lions — is magical. [There's] this concept of a dual effect that Julie talks about all the time: We never forget that they're animals. At the same time, we can never forget that they're humans. ... This magic is rough and simple and pure. It's not like a theme park where we hide somebody in a big fuzzy costume. ... We have this spectacle and this pageantry and this borrowing of storytelling methods from so many different cultures. It's sort of theatrical lightning.</p>
<p><i>Disney's "The Lion King" runs 7:30 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 6:30 p.m. Sun., 2 p.m. Sat. and 1 p.m. Sun. through May 6. at the Robinson Center Performance Hall. For tickets, see <a href="http://celebrityattractions.com">celebrityattractions.com</a>.</i></p>
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Thu, 26 Apr 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesA Q&A with Alex Scally of Beach Househttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/a-qanda-with-alex-scally-of-beach-house/Content?oid=17330839
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On a decade
of dream pop.
<p>As Galaxie 500's Dean Wareham wrote in "Scenes From a Dream" — an introduction for the "30 Best Dream Pop Albums" for Pitchfork: Answering the question "What kind of music do you play?" with the words "dream pop" elicits blank looks. "It's a construct created after the fact, not a movement associated with a particular time or place or hairstyle," Wareham wrote. "Maybe it's a category for bands, across recent decades, who are hard to categorize." Whatever it is, Beach House easily falls into that category. Two albums from the duo, who originated in Baltimore and have been creating music as Beach House for over 10 years — "Bloom" and "Teen Dream" — made it into that same list's top 10. Beach House will play its first Arkansas show at the Clear Channel Metroplex Wednesday, May 2, bringing along an all-new stage setup and dreamy tunes that span across seven studio albums. Their newest record, appropriately titled "7," will be released on Sub Pop May 11. "It's so weird to have a state you've never been to when you travel as much as we do," said the band's guitarist and song co-writer, Alex Scally, over the phone. "We're excited to be there for the first time ever — which for us, really sustains us because we've toured so much," he said. "It's like our 12th or 14th or 25th time in cities like London or New York. We're just excited to go to new places and we're grateful for anyone who comes out and gives us a chance." Scally spoke with us ahead of that show about playing a new city, their ongoing setlist creator and their ever-evolving live show.</p>
<p><b>How do you approach playing a city you've never been to?</b></p>
<p>We'll definitely be playing a set that's a little bit more geared towards reaching out to people. Like, playing the most known songs and trying to make it more exciting. Like, less indulgent from an artistic perspective. If you play a show in a big city, you know a higher number of people there, and it sells out in two days, you know everybody there is a big fan. I feel like you can play deeper cuts and take more liberties. ... We'll definitely be trying to make it more accessible.</p>
<p><b>I noticed you have the setlist creator back. How exactly do the audience's choices influence the band's sets?</b></p>
<p>I love that thing. We have to be happy with our sets. We have to be engaged with them. Generally, of the 15-20 songs we play every night, there are probably 12 or 15 of them that are like, we're going to play no matter what. Because that's what we want to play that given night. For the other five or six, [they're] variable songs that shift all the time on tour. Sometimes one song will just be played once on a tour. That kind of group of variable songs, we look through and find the highest chosen lesser known songs and put those into the set. Like, "Oh, wow, for some reason everyone in this town wants to hear this one song from 'Teen Dream.' Let's play it tonight." We use it like that, which I really love because rather than randomly choosing those deeper cuts to add in, it's based on what people actually want in that room.</p>
<p><b>How has your live show changed over the years, you make the sets yourself?</b></p>
<p>We've always kind of been the artistic director of them, and many times have fabricated them ourselves. We're actually trying to go for something a little bit more transient: less object space and more just about cameras and projectors and screens.</p>
<p><b>As Beach House gets bigger, do you dread playing larger venues?</b></p>
<p>We used to not like it so much, but now, larger venues generally have a better stage. So things can look better. Things can sound better. There's something about playing a small venue that is awesome, but sometimes it's like, only half the people could see the stage, and that's a bummer.</p>
<p><b>How will the new album translate live?</b></p>
<p>This album felt really kinetic. We tend to make pretty still music, and this record felt like we were really excited by the kind of bubbling, chaotic, discordant energy field. ... The vibe and the show are getting more energetic and messy, but in what I think is a cool way. Maybe a little bit more "rock and roll," to use the old term.</p>
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Thu, 26 Apr 2018 01:00:00 -0500Arkansas TimesIan Moore returns to White Water Tavernhttps://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/ian-moore-returns-to-white-water-tavern/Content?oid=17050366
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Also, Jamie Lou & The Hullabaloo,</b> winners of the 2018 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase, perform at Blue Canoe Brewing Warehouse
<p>THURSDAY 4/19</p>
<p>Guitarist and songwriter <b>Ian Moore</b> returns to the White Water Tavern, 9 p.m., $10. <b>Stoney LaRue</b> takes the stage at the Rev Room, 8:30 p.m., $15-$20. <b>The Arkansas Travelers</b> face off against the Springfield Cardinals, 7:10 p.m. Thu.-Fri., 6:10 p.m. Sat., 2:10 p.m. Sun., Dickey-Stephens Ballpark, $7-$13. (Or catch them playing the Tulsa Drillers 7:10 p.m. Mon., 11 a.m. Tue., 7:10 p.m. Wed.-Thu.) Rita Coburn Whack, Genine Latrice Perez and the <b>Celebrate! Maya Project</b> honor the legacy of Maya Angelou with a luncheon in the Clinton Presidential Center's Great Hall, 11:30 a.m., $90. <b>"Disney on Ice: Reach for the Stars"</b> kicks off at Verizon Arena, 7 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., $16-$61. Comedian and actor <b>Brian Scolaro</b> goes for laughs at The Loony Bin, 7:30 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat., $8-$12. Hendrix College hosts <b>Arkie Pub Trivia</b> at Stone's Throw Brewing, 6:30 p.m., free. <b>Lance Daniels</b> plays for happy hour at Cajun's Wharf, 5:30 p.m., free, or come later for <b>Roxy Roca,</b> 9 p.m., $5.</p>
<p>FRIDAY 4/20</p>
<p><b>Jamie Lou & The Hullabaloo,</b> winners of the 2018 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase, perform at Blue Canoe Brewing Warehouse, 8 p.m., $5. <b>Genine LaTrice Perez & The Sound</b> present a concert, "You Ain't Heard the B-Side Yet," at South on Main, 10 p.m., $15-$20. Gear up for that by catching the jazz ensembles from local schools and colleges at the Riverfront Park pavilions for the <b>Arkansas Jazz Festival,</b> 4 p.m. Fri., 9 a.m. Sat., free. Catch <b>Jet 420</b> on the band's namesake day at Thirst N' Howl Bar & Grill, 8:30 p.m., $5. <b>I Was Afraid, Black Horse</b> and <b>Witchsister</b> share a bill at Maxine's, 9 p.m. <b>Richie Johnson</b> kicks off the weekend with a set at Cajun's, 5:30 p.m., free, and later, <b>Tragikly White</b> takes the stage, 9 p.m., $5. <b>Amy Garland Angel</b> and <b>Nick Devlin</b> join <b>Ten Penny Gypsy</b> at Unity of Little Rock, 2610 Reservoir Rd., as part of the "Sounds of Unity" concert series, 7 p.m., $10. Four Quarter Bar celebrates 4/20 with a Lagunitas Party, 8 p.m., and music from <b>Aaron Kamm & The One Drops,</b> 10 p.m., $10. Heavy blues trio <b>Greasy Tree</b> shares a bill with <b>Hoodoo Blues Revue</b> at Stickyz, 7 p.m., $5. <b>Steamboat Bandits</b> take the stage at Kings Live Music in Conway, 8:30 p.m., $5.</p>
<p>SATURDAY 4/21</p>
<p>Kim Sanders of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies gives a talk, <b>"The American Dream Deferred: Japanese-American Incarceration in World War II Arkansas,"</b> 2 p.m., Faulkner County Library, Conway. Drag queen and cannabis activist <b>Laganga Estranga</b> lands at Sway, 9 p.m. Folk duo <b>Native Harrow</b> channels Laurel Canyon with a set at South on Main, 9 p.m., $10. Low Key Arts in Hot Springs hosts the <b>Altercation Punk Comedy Tour,</b> 8 p.m., $10. <b>Love and A Revolver</b> takes the stage at Four Quarter Bar, 10 p.m., $7. <b>Intruders</b> play Thirst N' Howl, 8:30 p.m., $5. <b>Listen Sister, Collin vs. Adam</b> and <b>Polly's Pockets</b> share a bill at White Water Tavern, 9 p.m. Over at the Rev Room, <b>Corey Smith</b> performs, with an opening set from <b>George Shingleton</b>, 8:30 p.m., $20-$25. <b>Rustenhaven</b> performs at Cajun's, 9 p.m., $5. <b>The Big Catch,</b> a community fishing event, kicks off at 9 a.m. at MacArthur Park, free, register at <a href="http://c1a.life">c1a.life</a>. Acclaimed pianist <b>Lee Tomboulian</b> gives a concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 7 p.m., $15. <b>Ronnie Heart, North X North</b> and <b>Landrest</b> share a bill at Maxine's, 9 p.m.</p>
<p>SUNDAY 4/22</p>
<p>Folk icon and Arkansas native <b>Iris Dement</b> follows up her appearance at Oxford American's "True Grit" festivities with a performance at South on Main, 7 p.m. The Loony Bin hosts <b>"Just Jokes,"</b> a special Sunday show with Steve Brown, Moufpiece and J. Jones, 6 p.m., $29-$39.</p>
<p>MONDAY 4/23</p>
<p>The Kaleidoscope Film Festival hosts dinner, rooftop drinks and a show for its annual fundraiser, <b>"An Evening with Paul Sand,"</b> 7 p.m. The Joint, $100. Songwriter, performer and "recovering attorney" <b>Lucas Jack</b> gives an intimate concert at Heights Corner Market, 7 p.m.</p>
<p>TUESDAY 4/24</p>
<p>Riverdale 10 Cinema screens the Coen brothers' cult classic <b>"The Big Lebowski,"</b> 7 p.m., $9. Pair that with a show from <b>Jerry Redd</b> and <b>Adam Faucett</b> at the White Water Tavern and you've got yourself an evening, 9 p.m.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY 4/25</p>
<p>Saxophonist <b>Marquis Hunt</b> plays for Jazz in the Park at the History Pavilion in Riverfront Park, 6 p.m. <b>Bonnie Montgomery</b> covers Bonnie Raitt as part of South on Main's "Sessions" series, 8 p.m., $10. Austin-based "instru-metal" band <b>Eagle Claw</b> takes the stage at Stickyz, 8:30 p.m., $7. The entertainers of <b>Luxotica Lounge Cabaret</b> strut on the stage at the Rev Room, with <b>Foul Play Cabaret</b>, 9 p.m., $10-$20.</p>
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